TERRORISM (PREVENTION) ACT, 2011

Section 17: Property tracking.

2011Section 17 of 41Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Where the State Security Service (SSS) has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person has committed, is committing or is likely to commit an act of terrorism or is in possession of terrorist property, it may, for the purposes of an investigation under this Act, apply to a Judge in Chambers for an order-
(a) compelling the suspect to deliver to him any document relevant to identifying, locating or quantifying any property belonging to, or in the possession or control of that person; and
(b) requiring a bank or any other financial institution, trustee, cash dealer or custodian, to produce to him all information and deliver to him all documents regarding any business transaction conducted by or on behalf of the suspect.
(2) Where a person fails to comply with, is delaying or is otherwise obstructing an order made under sub-section (1) (a) of this section, the Judge in Chambers may, upon information sworn to that effect by the State Security Service (SSS), authorise the State Security Service (SSS) or any officer authorised by it to enter any premises, including a bank or other financial institution and search the premises and remove any document for the purposes of executing such order.

Cite this section

Section 17, TERRORISM (PREVENTION) ACT, 2011 (2011).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/terrorism-prevention-act-2011/section/17/