TERRORISM (PREVENTION) ACT, 2011

Section 21: Form of requests.

2011Section 21 of 41Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) A request under section 18 or 19 shall be in writing, dated and signed by or on behalf of the person making the request.
(2) The request may be transmitted by facsimile or any other electronic device or means.
(3) The request shall:
(a) confirm either that an investigation or prosecution is being conducted in respect of a suspected offence related to terrorism or that a person has been convicted of an offence related to terrorism;
(b) state the ground on which a person is being investigated or prosecuted for an offence related to terrorism or detail of the conviction of the person;
(c) give sufficient particulars of the identity of the person;
(d) give particulars sufficient to identify any bank, financial institution, cash dealer or other person believed to have information documents or materials which may assist the investigation or prosecution;
(e) be to obtain from a bank, financial institution, cash dealer or any other person any information, document or material which may assist the investigation or prosecution;
(f) specify the manner in which, and to whom any, information, document or material obtained pursuant to the request is to be produced;
(g) state whether:
(i) a freezing or forfeiture order is required, or
(ii) the property to be the subject of such an order is identified; and
(h) contain such other information as may assist the execution of the request.
(4) A request shall not be invalidated for the purposes of this Act or any legal proceeding by failure to comply with sub-section (3) of this section where the Attorney-General is satisfied that there is sufficient complaint to enable him execute the request.
(5) Where the Attorney General considered it appropriate, either because an international arrangement so requires or permits or it is in the public interest, he may order that the whole or any part of the property forfeited under sections 18 and 19 of this Act, or the value thereof, be returned or remitted to the requesting State.

Cite this section

Section 21, TERRORISM (PREVENTION) ACT, 2011 (2011).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/terrorism-prevention-act-2011/section/21/