MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCE ACT

Section 2: Powers of arrest, issue of search warrant, etc.

1983Section 2 of 5Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Any person who commits an offence under this Act shall be arrested without warrant by a police officer or customs officer, as the case may be.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other enactment conferring power to search, if the Judge of the Federal High Court is satisfied that there is reasonable ground to suspect that there may be found in any building or other place whatsoever, any money or other property or any books, records, accounts, statements or information in any other form whatsoever which, in his opinion, are or may be material to the subject-matter of any trial under this Act, he may issue a warrant under his hand authorising any police officer to search, if necessary by force, the said building or other place or any part thereof, and to search for, seize and remove any such thing as aforesaid found therein.

Cite this section

Section 2, MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCE ACT (1983).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/miscellaneous-offence-act/section/2/