Section 1: Objectives.

The objectives of this Act shall be to -(a) safeguard the interest of persons of concern in Nigeria by ensuring that the sanctity of human persons is protected; and
(b) implement the -
(i) United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951,
(ii) Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1967,
(iii) Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific aspects of refugee problems in Africa, 1969,
(iv) 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, and
(v) other treaties and conventions in relation to refugees, migrants, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons, which are ratified and domesticated by Nigeria.