Section 150: Power to search persons

(1)
Where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that any person to whom this section applies is carrying any article -
(a) which is chargeable with any duty which has not been paid or secured; or
(b)
the importation or exportation of which is prohibited, any officer or person acting under the directions of an officer may search him and any article he has with him;
Provided that-
(i) the person to be searched may require to be taken before a magistrate or officer appointed by the Board, for the purpose of this paragraph, who shall consider the grounds for suspicion and direct accordingly whether or not the search is to take place;
(ii) no female shall be searched in pursuance of this section except by a female.
(2)
No officer or person acting under the direction of an officer in pursuance of this section shall be liable to any prosecution or action at law on account of any search made in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(3) This section applies to -
(a) any person who is on board or has landed from any ship or aircraft;
(b) any person entering or about to leave Nigeria;
(c) any person within the wharf area of a customs port;
(d) any person at a customs airport;
(e) any person within a customs area;
(f) any person travelling from or to any place which is on or beyond the frontier;
(g)
any person who the officer may suspect has received any goods from any such person.