Section 68: Offences relating to procurement etc. of fraudulent travel or identity documents.

(1)
Any person who, in order to obtain directly or indirectly a financial or material benefit, intentionally or knowingly produces, procures, provides, or possesses a fraudulent travel or identity document for the purpose of enabling the smuggling of migrants provided for in Section 65, or the enabling of illegal residence provided for under Section 67, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of not less than seven years or a fine of not less than one Million Naira or both, and is in addition liable to refund to the smuggled person all monies fraudulently obtained from him.
(2)
where the offence in sub-section (1) of this Section is committed in circumstances which endanger the life or safety of the smuggled migrant concerned or any other person, or entails inhuman or degrading treatment or exploitation of such migrant or such other person, or is committed by a member of a criminal group, the offender is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of twelve years and a fine of not less than Two Million Naira or both, and is in addition liable to pay compensation to the smuggled migrant as may be determined by the Court.