Section 8: Appointment of Secretary and other staff of the Commission.

(1) There is established for the Commission a secretariat which shall be headed by the Secretary who shall be appointed by the President.
(2) The Secretary shall be-
(a) the head of the Secretariat of the Commission;
(b) responsible for the administration of the Secretariat and the keeping of the books and records of the Commission;
(c) appointed for a term of five years in the first instance and may be re-appointed for a further term of five years subject to satisfactory performance; and
(d) subject to the supervision and control of the Chairman and the Commission.
(3) The Commission may, from time to time, appoint such other staff or second officers from government security or law enforcement agencies or such other private or public service as it may deem necessary to assist the Commission in the performance of its functions under this Act.
(4) The staff of the Commission appointed under subsection (3) of this section, shall be appointed upon such terms and conditions as the Commission may, after consultation with the Federal Civil Service Commission, determine.
(5) For the purpose of carrying out or enforcing the provisions of this Act, all officers of the Commission involved in the enforcement of the provisions of this Act shall have the same powers, authorities and privileges (including power to bear arms) as are given by law to members of the Nigerian Police.