Section 24: Secrecy

(1) A member of the Board or the Commandant-General or any other officer or employee of the Corps shall-
(a) not, for his personal gain, make use of any information which has come to his knowledge in the exercise of his powers or is obtained by him in the ordinary course of his duty as a member of the Board as the Commandant-General, officer or employee of the Corps;
(b) treat as confidential any information which has come to his knowledge in the exercise of his powers or is obtained by him in the performance of his duties under this Act; or
(c) not disclose any information referred to under paragraph (b) of this subsection except when required to do so by any court or in such other circumstances as may be prescribed by the Board, from time to time.
(2) A person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of not less than N20,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.