Section 31: Power to prohibit departure.

(1) The Minister, if he thinks it fit to be in the public interest, may by order prohibit the departure of any person from Nigeria.
(2)
The Comptroller-General of Immigration may prohibit departure of any person under the following conditions-
(a) if there is to his knowledge an unsatisfied order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(b)
if there is a warrant of arrest relating to that person, an immigration officer may refuse to allow such person to leave Nigeria, or in his discretion, he may refer the case to the Comptroller-General of Immigration for further consideration.
(3) Nothing in this section shall apply to any person entitled under any rule of law or enactment to immunity in respect of things done or omitted to be done in the course of his duty.