VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS (PROHIBITION) ACT

Section 10: Depriving a person of his or her Liberty

2015Section 10 of 48Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) A person who deprives another of his or her liberty, except pursuant to a court order commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or to a fine not exceeding N500,000.00 or both.
(2) A person who attempts to commit the offence provided for in subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or to a fine not exceeding N200,000.00 or both.
(3) A person who incites, aids, abets, or counsels another person to commit an offence as provided for in subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or to a fine not exceeding N300,000.00 or both.
(4) A person who receives or assists another who, to his or her knowledge, committed the offence provided for in subsection (1) of this section is an accessory after the fact and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or to a fine not exceeding N100,000.00 or both.

Cite this section

Section 10, VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS (PROHIBITION) ACT (2015).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/violence-against-persons-prohibition-act/section/10/