Section 16: Prohibition of storage of ammunition and dangerous explosives

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the following goods shall not be imported, taken into or stored in a Zone-
(a) firearms and ammunition, other than by members of the Nigeria Police Force or the armed forces of the Federation or by security agencies employed to work in a Zone in the course of their duties or by such other persons as may be authorised by the Authority;
(b) dangerous explosives, without prior approval of the Authority;
(c) petrol, inflammable materials, hazardous cargoes or oil fuels, other than in such quantities and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Authority;
(d) goods which the Authority by order has imposed specific or absolute prohibition on their importation into a Zone
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of an offence.