Section 56: Offences in connection with control of lmmigrants.

(1) A person who-
(a) aids or assists any person to enter Nigeria in contravention of this Act;
(b) while refusal of admission is in force in relation to him enters or remains within Nigeria otherwise than in accordance with the directives or under the authority of an immigration officer ;
(c) contravenes or fails to comply with any condition imposed on him under this Act ;
(d)
restricts or obstructs, any immigration officer in the lawful execution of his duty, commits an offence and any offence under this subsection, being an offence committed by entering or remaining in Nigeria, shall be deemed to continue throughout any period during which the offender is in Nigeria thereafter.
(2)
lf aperson knowingly harbours any person whom he knows or has reasonable ground for believing to have committed an offence under subsection (1) of this Section, being an offence committed by entering or remaining within Nigeria he commits of an offence.
(3) If a person-
(a) makes or causes to be made to any immigration officer any return, statement, or representation which he knows to be false or does not beileve to be true,
(b) refuses or fails to produce or furnish to any such officer any document or information which he is required to produce or furnish to that officer under this Act or otherwise obstructs any such officer in the exercise of his function there under, or
(c) without lawful authority, alters any document issued or made under or for the purpose of this Act or has in his possession any forged or altered passport or other travel document, or produces or reproduces any travel document without lawful authority, commits of an offence.
(4) Any person who commits any of the offences prescribed under subsections (1) and (2) of this Section is liable to imprisonment for a term often years or a fine of Two Million Naira, or both.
(5) Any person who commits any of the offences prescribed under subsection section (3) of this section is liable to imprisonment for a term of five years or a fine of One Million Naira or both.
(6) wherc a person is charged with any of the offences under this Act and the evidence establishes an attempt to commit that offence, he may be convicted of having attempted to commit that offence and shall be liable on conviction to half of the penalty provided for that offence in this Act.
(7) where a person is charged with attempt to commit any of the offences under this Act and the evidence establishes the commission of the full offence, the offender shall not be entitled to acquittal but shall be convicted of the offence as prescribed by this Act.