Section 36: Provision of information relating to passengers of vessels and aircraft and persons.

(1) The-
(a) operator of an aircraft or master of a vessel, departing from Nigeria; or
(b) operator of an aircraft or master of a vessel registered in Nigeria departing from any point outside Nigeria may subject to regulations made under sub-section (5), of this section provide:
(i) to the National Security Adviser or the Inspector General of Police any information in his possession, relating to persons on board, or expected to be on board, the aircraft or vessel, as the case may be ; or
(ii) to the competent authority in a foreign State, any information in his possession, relating to persons on board, or expected to be on board, the aircraft or vessel, as the case may be.
(2) The Minister of Internal Affairs may, subject to regulations made under sub-section (5) where this mutual assistance provide to the competent authority in a foreign State any information in his possession relating to persons entering or leaving Nigeria by land.
(3) No information provided to the National Security Adviser or the Inspector General of Police under sub-section (1) shall be used or disclosed by the National Security Adviser or Inspector-General of Police except for the purpose of protecting national security or public safety.
(4) The Minister of Justice and Attorney General may make regulations generally to give effect to the purposes of this section, including regulations:
(a) Respecting the types or classes of information that may be provided under this section; and
(b) Specifying the foreign States to which the information may be provided.