Section 5: Penalty on endeavour to break up public assembly, meeting or procession
(1) Any person who at a public assembly, meeting or procession acts in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the assembly, meeting or procession was called or formed, shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any person who incites others to commit an offence under this section, shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Any person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction on a first offence to a fine of N2,000 or imprisonment for twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment; and for a second or any subsequent conviction, to imprisonment for twelve months without the option of a fine.
Cite this section
Section 5, PUBLIC ORDER ACT (1979).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/public-order-act/section/5/