Section 56: Designation of contact point

1 In order to provide immediate assistance for the purpose of international cooperation under this Act, the Office of the National Security Adviser shall designate and maintain a contact point that shall be available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

2 This contact point can be reached by other contact points in accordance with agreements, treaties or conventions by which Nigeria is bound, or in pursuance of protocols of cooperation with international judicial or law enforcement agencies.

3 The immediate assistance to be provided by the contact point shall include-
a technical advice to other points of contact;
b expeditious preservation of evidence in cases of urgency or danger in delay;
c collection of evidence for which it has the legal jurisdiction in cases of urgency or danger in delay;
d detection of suspects and provision of legal information in cases of urgency or danger in delay;
e the immediate transmission of requests concerning the measures referred to in paragraphs (b) and (d) of this subsection, with a view to its expedited implementation.