PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. General objective.
2. Specific objectives.
PART II
ESTABLISHMENT, COMPOSITION AND DUTIES OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
3. Establishment, composition and duties of the Nigeria Police Force.
4. Primary functions of the Police Force.
5. Duty of Police Force to enforce certain constitutional provisions,
etc.
6. Establishment and functions of the Nigeria Police Council.
PART III
APPOINTMENT, REMOVAL, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS, ETC. OF INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE
7. Appointment, tenure, removal, etc., of Inspector-General of
Police.
8. Command of police in case of active service.
9. Functions and powers of the Inspector-General of Police.
10. Delegation of powers.
PART IV
APPOINTMENT AND FUNCTIONS ETC. OF THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE, ASSISTANT INSPECTORS-GENERAL OF POLICE, COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE AND OTHER PERSONS INTO THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
11. Appointment and duties of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police and Assistant Inspector-General of Police.
12. Appointment of Commissioners of Police.
13. Functions of Commissioners of Police of States.
14. Appointment of other persons.
15. Pensions and gratuities.
16. Standing orders.
PART V
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
17. Oath to be taken by officers on appointment.
18. Recruitment and Police Recruitment Committee.
19. Training programmes.
20. Remuneration.
21. Appointment of supernumerary police officers to protect property.
22. Appointment of supernumerary police officers for employment on administrative duties on police premises.
23. Appointment of supernumerary police officers where necessary in the public interest.
24. Appointment of supernumerary police officers for attachment as orderlies.
25. Provisions supplementary to sections 21 to 23.
PART VI
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
26. Funding of the Police Force.
27. Expenditures by the Police Force.
28. Estimates.
29. Accounts and audit.
30. Annual report.
PART VII
POWERS OF POLICE OFFICERS
31. Investigation of an allegation by the Police.
32. Arrest generally.
33. Mode of arrest.
34. No unnecessary restraint.
35. Notification of cause of arrest and rights of suspect.
36. Arrest in lieu prohibited.
37. Humane treatment of arrested suspect.
38. Arrest by police officer without warrant.
39. Arrest without warrant by private person.
40. Handing over of an arrested suspect by private person.
41. Arrest for offence committed in presence of a judge magistrate.
42. When public is bound to assist in arrest.
43. Arrested suspect to be taken immediately to police station.
44. Recording of arrests.
45. Power to break out of a house or place for the purpose of liberation.
46. Inventory of property of arrested suspect.
47. Quarterly report of arrests to the Attorney-General.
48. Power to search.
49. Power to stop and search.
50. Action before a search takes place.
51. General conduct of the search.
52. Search of arrested suspect.
53. Examination of arrested suspect.
54. Where reasonable suspicion never exist.
55. Search of place entered by suspect sought to be arrested.
56. Action after search is carried out.
57. Search record.
58. Search warrant safeguards.
59. Execution of search warrant.
60. Recording of statement of suspect.
61. Refusal to give name and residence.
62. Release on bail of a suspect arrested without warrant.
63. Power to release on bail before charge is accepted.
64. Remedy of suspect detained in custody.
65. Summons.
66. Powers to prosecute.
67. Central Criminal Records Registry.
68. Power to take fingerprints.
69. Police to report to supervising magistrates.
70. Chief magistrate to Visit police stations every month.
PART VIII
WARRANTS
71. General authority to issue warrant.
72. Form and requisites of warrant of arrest.
73. Warrant to be issued on complaint only if on oath.
74. Warrant may be issued on any day.
75. Warrant, to whom directed and duration.
76. Warrant of arrest may in exceptional cases be directed to other persons.
77. Execution of warrant and procedure.
77. Power to arrest without possession of warrant.
78. Court may direct particulars of security to be taken on execution of warrant.
79. Warrant issued by the Federal High Court.
80. Re-arrest of suspect escaping.
81. Provisions of sections 43 and 53 to apply to arrests under sections 74 and 79.
82. Public safety and public order.
PART IX
PREVENTION OF OFFENCES AND SECURITY FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR
84. Police to prevent offences and injury to public property.
85. Information of plan to commit offence.
86. Arrest by police to prevent offences.
87. Prevention by other public officers of offences and injury to public property.
PART X
PROPERTY FOUND AND UNCLAIMED, ETC.
88. Found and unclaimed property.
89. Documentation of arrest, witnesses and death in police station.
90. Missing persons.
PART XI
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE POLICE REWARD FUND, ETC. AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE POLICE FORCE
91. Establishment of the Police Reward Fund.
92. Recognition and commendation for gallantry and exemplary service.
93. Police officer and Indebtedness.
94. Exception to debt recovery.
95. Private business and conflict of interest.
PART XII
OFFENCES
96. Offences by a police officer.
97. Apprehension of deserters.
98. Assault on police officer.
99. Refusing to aid police officer assaulted.
100. Drinking of alcohol or use of psychotropic substances and stimulants while on duty.
101. Impersonation of police officer.
102. Obtaining admission into Police Force by fraud.
103. Ordinary course of law not to be interfered with.
104. Persons acquitted by the court not to be tried for the same offence under this Act.
PART XIII
SPECIAL CONSTABLES
105. The Special Constabulary
106. Appointment of special constables.
107. Resignation, suspension and dismissal of special constables appointed under section 106.
108. Appointment of emergency special constables.
109. Provisions supplementary to section 108.
110. Equipment.
111. Instruction of special constables.
112. Allowances, pensions, etc.
PART XIV
COMMUNITY POLICING COMMITTEE
113. Establishment of Community Policing Committee.
114. Establishment of Divisional Community Policing Committee.
115. Establishment of State Community Policing Committee.
116. Objectives of Community Policing Committees.
117. Duties of community policing officers.
118. Functions of Community Policing Committees.
119. Procedural matters.
PART XV
TRAFFIC WARDEN SERVICE
120. Establishment of Traffic Warden service.
121. Recruitment of traffic wardens.
122. Declarations by traffic wardens.
123. Tenure of office of traffic wardens.
124. Powers of traffic wardens
125. Certificate of appointment and discharge.
126. Ranks of traffic wardens.
127. Resignation.
128. Discipline.
129. Provision of equipment.
130. Instruction of traffic warden.
PART XVI
POLICE PUBLIC COMPLAINTS AND DISCIPLINE
131. Establishment of Police Complaints Response Unit.
132. Composition of the Unit.
133. Functions of the Unit.
134. Steps to be taken after investigation.
PART XVII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
135. Prohibition against gender discrimination.
136. Application of the Act.
137. Disobeying of unlawful orders.
138. Power to make regulations.
139. Repeal.
140. Savings and transitional provision.
141. Interpretation.
142. Citation.
Schedule