Section 74: Tampering with evidence and witness, and obstruction of justice.

(1)
Any person who uses physical force, threat or intimidation, blackmail or similar acts, or the promise or offering or giving of any material or other benefit, or of an undue advantage to induce false testimony or to interfere in the giving of testimony or the production of evidence by a witness in a proceeding in relation to the commission of offences created by this Act or any other relevant law; commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of fourteen years or to a fine of not less than Two Million Naira or both.
(2)
Any person who tampers with evidence or exhibit by falsification, conversion, destruction or forgery commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of fourteen years or to a fine of not less than Two Million Naira or both.
(3)
Any person who uses physical force, threat or intimidation, blackmail or similar acts, or the promise or offering or giving of any material or other benefit, or of undue advantage, to interfere with the exercise of official duties by a judicial officer, law enforcement or other public official commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of fifteen years or to a fine of not less than Three Million Naira or both.
(4) Any person who in any other way not provided for under sub-sections (1) and (2) of this Section obstructs, prevents, perverts, or defeats the course of justice commits an offence, and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of fourteen years or a fine of not less than Two Million Naira or both.
(5)
Where the offender under sub-secions (1), (2), (3) and (4) of this Section commits the offence in circumstances which endanger the life or safety of any judicial officer, law enforcement or other public official, or witness, or which entails the subjection of such judicial officer, law enforcement or other public official or witness to torture, cruel, inlruman or degrading treatment, or exploitation, or is committed as a member of a criminal group, the offender is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment for sixteen years or to a fine of not less than Four Million Naira or both, and is also liable to pay compensation to the person affected by his offence, and in addition, all his assets traceable to have been derived from the commission of an offence under this Act shall be subject to forfeiture and shall be paid into the Objects of Smuggling of Migrants Trust Fund established under section 97 of this Act.
(6)
ln addition to any other penalty provided for any offence under this Section, all the assets of the offender traceable to have been derived from the commission of an offence under this Act shall be subject to forfeiture and shall be paid into the Objects of Smuggling of Migrants Trust Fund established under section 97 of this Act.