CRIMINAL CODE ACT

Section 61: Interference with executive or legislative power

2004Section 61 of 575Federal Republic of Nigeria

Any person who advisedly does any unlawful act calculated to interfere with the free
exercise by the President or a Governor of the duties or authority of his office or with
the free exercise by a member of the Federal Executive Council, or a State Executive
Council of his duties as such member, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to
imprisonment for three years.
[L.N. 2 of 1960. L.N. 112 of 1964. 1967 No. 27.]
The offender cannot be arrested without warrant.
A prosecution for an offence under this section shall not be instituted except by or with
the consent of a law officer.
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Section 61, CRIMINAL CODE ACT (2004).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/criminal-code-act/section/61/