IMPORT (PROHIBITION) ACT
Section 1: Prohibition of importation of certain goods.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Customs, Excise Tariff, Etc. (Consolidation) Act or in any Act or other enactment (including any statutory instrument or order), the goods specified in the Schedule to this Act shall be absolutely prohibited from being imported into Nigeria either by way of trade or otherwise.
[Cap. C49. Schedule.]
Section 2: Offences, penalty, etc.
(1) Any person who brings, causes to be brought, induces any other person to bring or attempts to bring into Nigeria any of the goods specified in the Schedule to this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment as stipulated in section 2 of the Export (Prohibition) Act.
[Cap. E22. Schedule.]
(2) In addition to the penalty specified in subsection (1) of this section-
(a) the goods, as well as any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other thing whatsoever used in connection with the importation; and
(b) all the assets, movable or immovable, including motor vehicles, of any person convicted of the offence,
shall be forfeited to the Federal Government.
(3) Any customs officer or other person who aids, counsels, procures, or conspires with any other person to commit an offence under this section, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to the same punishment as prescribed for the offence under subsection (1) of this section.
(4) An offence committed under this Act shall be triable by the Federal High Court.
Section 3: Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Import (Prohibition) Act.