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AN Acr TOPROVIDEFORMEASURES TOCOMBATTERRORISM,,--'"''''i'' '",f" ')!i""-'ANrii"ilR'RIttA"t\\b'M~'£:X' ,,',,;:)1;1<1
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, ,., B!, IT ENAcrGDBYTHE National Assembly of the Federal Republic of1'l'ig~*a'-"-{ll! l(, [ ",,,"J'n, ,,01.',' t,-, ',iii";! "ow I ,0 " ,[i) llllli ",,!,.I,I'11 -
1 PART I - A~~J~·~tT~~~o~~~J(~~~;RtL~~k~~~~CE~:'',;2D-[('!:J')';lt~(1'YA~~s~~:~h~~~!{~gr;~'Jq.'j\lJ:',,-S'i:~"l_m 'J;" \';) . u
;3fil)' P"-(~)d:S:i~~ri;pt~~~f'~t~~Jt~~~'~~~tp~~tgry1J~~At further~e
-.', ;,-:: :1, _,,~:~::,/;r:. 'IL ~fl'.J;f"l('i,;')u I,'!d::,;:_:'-;; (..ilt;,;{_~, ., ij'J,,' 1,4 of an act of terrorism; or ' ,
uu, '_ig""-Ji:: old "'Alh;,d:y"/, !),<,,{Jj'iii ;'!'",;~r::i; ,'b !b-.'; ~:i,_'ad'-'j~_l': (,
5 (b) omits to do anything that is reasonably necessary to prevent an acmfterrorism; or ')":;)"1) "J>#;;I JUC,('i'N "r;~J,::;':ll; );i:l'HL' r.;
F'? Jj,v> (Cr~~~ls'lii~~'f~~ili~t~~t(th'~'-'aiii~fttg;:~t(pe~~ri~e~g~ged in an act'l6f• ,-~jtd fIIif1.11;:i -:~"':~" ;,bn:":J (::~i ,i::r('J: 'te) 1':-,_·t'i-';, :.JS!' ;.>i)\/!!1. :{,
terrorism, commits an offence.,~','J, -I!qn';-'~1f>" 'I, !f" :(i <J 'ju rtUJ.I-Jfr." J''; ( l.~Jfi; ~',,~.
9 (2) In this section, "act ofterronsm means an actwmch--:- .ur:.'. (,,?i li~'ii' ; ;.'J!'L ,,~I!<'1j,f ,:t,;IUlbiJ !J,;I:~rnjJf:;)i;::f:-) 1;;1..'
10 (a) may seriously damage a country or an mternatlOnal organisation;
II (b) is intended or can reasonably be regarded as hB;i'ng'~n intentkl:!I,Y,';'fl qj [!'};:;r~. :;':ni '1(; '·',;iJi.i1):-".'(.r'.it LCG ";\\\ i)lU w- .'":,, ': C'.~L--I)t;';Li:;,J 9;'{J;'! '!(; '1 'j'j;-rh:i,,'. ~:i'(Ji;'i ';',' HT!\.lilH~ _Ji c; 'i-j )]l;!ll i \'
,13 (I) unduly compel a Government or internatiODal organisation to perform',,:':, ,';.;., iH"(-:;){l ,,;';...;[I!::T,,'.',J',' :,; :)J,;t!f;Llln' "~O 5-:;;'~;jI.'i ')-10)'. "'I.' I~~14 or abstain from performing any act; '"
;;;>F:; "jl15 (ii) seriously intimidate a population;-~6'~":'\0-,'};~~.:(iii)r~~~i~~~lyijii~~~bih;~ug/de~i~oy2~h~'¥~ri£allie~ialpolitic{d,
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18 organisation; or\~. '. jf ;,~)U._';!:r: (i~):~~~~)fufl~~;~hgov~~~~i~tbrfuiIfriri~torganizadtin
"j) "'d:. N Ib~\~;b;ri~tio~~r'~~i:c{~~;'~';<:'!"P 1<.w'[JJi[P<1Om9. ';WH~ ','
:,!': n, 'I:.'')';'.)j 1;11_"".t:;; 1()f] t'_> >;;; ~,;ij<;[iJ l;~]Lj'J(f~<':-wiwTil'Ji) ;n;'Jl" ,'F21 (c) involves or causes, as the case may ~
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hI) kidnapping of ~ pIIr~ ,~
(iiI) destruction to a G\>y~onpent or public facility, a transport system,
an infrastructure facility, including an information system, a fixed, "
platform locatedon the co~ !>/tel},a public place or private property,
likely to endanger human life or result in major economic loss;
(iv) the seizure of an aircraft, a ship or other means of public or goods". ".1. _,',1
transport and the use of such means of transportation for any ~ofthe purposes
in subparagraph (b) (iv) of this subsection;. ",';', ',-,
(v) the manufacture, possession, acquisition, transport, supply or use.: '.:' i' .'1 r, ' : i. ' ' ! -'". ~
of weapons, explosives or of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons, as;1; 1-::" i~;,' ~,:,';),';, . /'(~,;
well as research into, and development of, biological and chemical"',!-- ,
weapons as well as research into, and development of, biological andi ' ':,...., 'i ,1<'-' ", - .:;,;,. ,
chemical weapons without lawful authority;
(vI) the release of dangerous substance or causing of fifes, explosions-, ?:Ji"" .." ';:' l'j~,
or floods, the effect of which is to endanger human life;'~'J:' . ,;L' ;;1;;;
(vii) interference with or disruption of the supply of water, power or,-". !( ,1-' .' .•
any other fundamental natural resource, the effect of which is to endanger',,'. .,. ,-.,':- ". ,-:. "J,t ,c : •.;fY I ,,:1,' .
life; oru. " '::;r:' I. "I,: .:
(viiI) propagation and dissemination of information or information
materials in any form or mode whether true or false calculated to cause"':'-[i,_: :, ..>:_'~":;.:. ",L,;':;ijJ" !}:": ..ftli, .!1". ;:i;qr,,;; :J', :I,',:Jl ' .
panic, evoke violence or intimidate a government, person or group of,. ·<-,c.," ;._, ,,~l ':, ::';,.:«,- r}
persons;!" -t: !.'-";: .i.,'::'; -,'1:'.;, -'i): ~T' . .
(d) an act or omission in or outside Nigeria which constitutes an offence. ,- ~_:,,,'f ';,-! . 't : "::, lC,::'O:"?:ljJ:;,J;:-;j',i: ,y., '",ithin the. ""()~ of a counter t~rrorism protocols and conventions duly ratified'."," ,,\ ,:,j, .',).,:;} '~',.'J)I;,-:~,_K ".Jjl(;'·J(r,~, Wi,J:~n' ,by Nigeria.
0) An act which disrupts a service but is co~itied'in p~rsuance of a"',dJ('J;j':.'_" ~; 'I"; ':"'\';:;~'i-:" -: ';"_'-'<',~:r'~:,\ ":";'; ,._ ,'-", !~
protest, demonstration or stoppage of work is not a terrorist act within thet;G,.:-,;~<,·;· ;)- [;Ul:Ji~_ "..:! iff ~
meaning of this definition provided that the act is not intended to result in any-" __,-.>11'·:";:·';~"·~[,."' :!f,-'· ~"'J:-}'I':,"
~~, ref~f~ed}o,;~~ s~.bsec~i(l?i~.~)(?'), (~h$~I)"~iil)~Ui~~~~thil; section. . _2.:"'( I) Where any two or more persons associate 'for the purpose of or
where an organisation engages in-
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terrorism; or
.(C)~IIP:j}f~3I;!l;Qf~J;isIJj,.~J •. iJlqwnbersmay,
on an application made by the Director-General, or ~ officq """",rized
by him, declare the entity to be a Pf9SC~ lIf&l'm~
7 (2)J\nl!uderlQ8<le"',~(l>'~bewblil\bediJltheGazelte,
8 in two daily newspapers and at such other places ~,!hc.Judgo;),n ,Qlambers
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10 (3)A publication made under subsection (2)of this section shall cont,Jin
II such relevant particulars "!i.~Jl¥lgf!.i'I~r ~Y~t •
..Ih ..(4)-''~.~~~.~to''J!lQIICI'ihedorganisatioo
. 13 ~.;ur,o~,~Jhi1i~.,., 'Ii?'.'''''' '.,', ,",14 (5)It shall be a defence for a person charged II!l!\e.rSllblie:l;tion,(4)of this
15 ., ~OI\,IO,p~ Ib;!t tht;,()rganjs~tiQIIIlljd'IJ9l~,declmeda proscribed
16 organisation at the time the person ~ ~uo;.l!egyl to,P'1lfess to be a
. 17 • ~nftlll:organi!"''iM,JIII#;lhafJ\C:JIilsJJO\~!J3JlflJl''1l1Ctivitiesoftbe
18 organisationat~ timeafterit has """-~~I!e,'':~09ll'ni+ .
•llL, . ,,(6}.'QK;JMdllf! in ~ JI!lI)\~"i~~~ under &lib-.J -.!
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specified in subsection (I) in the future.
Terroristmeetings.Z1 (a) arranges, manages, or assists in arranging or ~ or particip/lles
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,.:J), ','" .(~~ 1PIli."!lII!'~~.~~,~ IIl'&Iifll!"j}fI!!l,acthrjty,
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Harbouringterrorists.
Informationabout Acts ofterrorism.
I (C) attends a meeting, which he knows is to support a proscribed
2 organisation, or to further the objectives of a proscribed organisation,
3 commits an offence.
4 4.-(1) Any person who knowingly, in any manner, solicits or renders a
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6 (a) an act of terrorism, or
7 (b) a proscribed organiSation or an international suspected terrorist group,
8 commits an offence.
9 (2)For the purposes of subsection (I) ofthis section, 'support" includes
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II (a) incitement to commit a terrorist act;
12 (b) offer ofmaterlal assistance, weapons including biological, chemical
13 or nuclear weapons, explosives, trammg, transportation, false documentation
14 or idemification;
15 (c) offer or provision of moral assistance, including invitation to adhere
16 to a proscribed organisation; and
17 (d) the provision of, or making available, such financial or other related
18 services as may be prescribed.
19 5. Any person who harbours, conceals, or causes to be harboured or
:!l concealed, a person whom he knew to have committed, or to have been convicted
21 of, an act of terrorism, or against whom he kneW that a warrant of arrest or
22 imprisonment for such an act had been issued, commits an offence.
23 6.-(1) Subject to subseetions (2)and (3)of this section where a person
24 . has information which he knows or believes might be of material assistance
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26 (a) preventing the Conunission by another person or an organization of an
27 act of terrorism, or
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:ll and that person fails to disclose to a law enforcement officer the ioformation as
31 soon as reasonably practicable, he commits an offence.
1 ,(2)It~bea~~~.~~~SjIbsection(1)oftJlls
2 sectionto prove that be bas reaSQIIlIb.Iee~ for J1lll,~ the disclosure.
3 ' (3) Subseclipnmllf~ ~dQes,notteq!l~ disclosureby a legal
'4 practitionpr.~;wy iRf~ ~f QI",~ici~I!asW<\Il;my information,
5 whichheobtainOOinpJjvill;ged~ .... , .;",
6 .. ~)FoFthe~. of ~~(3.) ~lj;Iissecti,on.~ isobtained
. 7 by a legalp~,in prlvile,gw.\,l;iw'Il1¥,I:i'Jl"'$.",hereit is disc!qsedto Irim
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disclosurewith,;tVJew.,\O~ring a ~~~ OJ; -iu.: ;,
(bMs¥~fur.ll¥:~9f~J>1~'1lIP~)egalproceedi¥,aI1d not 1>'i\l!,a,viewtil ~ iI,fr.iJ.nilwI~" < ;',' c .,,:
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(a) disclosesto another anythingwhich~1.iII!ll~~Pl'F,iOOiqo " l\'rrorist
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18 '",' (2) ~ is,a l!efe~ fqr aJx.;~~c;d, J:Vith;m-offepceUIlf)er:SUbseclilm
'19 (1) ~pro.vetl\atllt':~:L i,';" .•,' ';, ,', ;"'.,,.
:J) ','" (a)di4 notl>Jlow,~ 11ad,~nable \".llUl\Cto~~.JIlf',Ii,i,ll!:IOll\lIe
,,2\" was likely toaff!:<;l;atc~ inl'~~.~" ""'!
. 22 (b) \ja!la~lIlWlejCxcuse fortllF,<\isCl~ot inte~.
23 (3),Su,ljse<:ti~,(l,)0~~ sectio~dp<:$)1IItappJy ~ -i'piscll1su~whicb is
,1/l", Jlladeby~ legalPflll;titiOllll~tq;-..-. " " ,;;.,;
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26 disclosurewith a.v!!lo'f".-to~g,ac~ I/~;
'lJ ,', (b)anype~jlfor theP)IIIIOIiC,of~ Q1" coDfe~legal proceedings,28 andnot with a view to furtheripga !!rWii!m\ P.IIrpqse,; ;;1' ,<'
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:D • General, declare a\lFfSlllltobe,ilsu~ ~i'?Im,\.~rr~t~here btl-
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(I) is or has bi!en involved inthe commisslon, prqiarnIion or instigation
of acts of international terrorism!
(ii) is a member of, or belongs 10 'an international terrorist group; or
(iii) has a link with an internationaI tenurist group, and be reasonably,
believes that the person is il risk 10 uational security;
(b) he is listed as a person involved in lenurist acts in any Resolution of
the United Nations Seeurity Councilor in any instrument of the African
Union and Economic Community of West African Stales.
(e) the person is considered as a person involved in tenurist acts by such
10 State or other organisation as the-Ptesideot may approve.
II (2) Where the President makes a declaration uDder subsection (I) (a) of
12 this section, he shall; in such maJiJler as be considers appropriale, cause the
13 person declared to be a suspected inlernational terrorist to be notified as SllOp•.as
14 is reasonabiy p.at:tkabie.
15 (3) Where a person declared as a suspected inlemational terronst under
16 subsection (I) of this section possesses the Nigerian citizenship other than by
17 birth as weD as the citizenship of any other couDtty or State, such a person may
18 bedeprived of his Ntgerian citizenship in accordance with the Constitution.
19 (4) The President may, on the recommendation Of the National Security
:!J Adviser, declare a group 10he an internationaltenurist group if the group i&-
21 (a) subject IOthecOnlrol or itIfIuellceofpersonsontside Nigeria, and the
22 President reasonably suspects that it is involved in the commission,
23 preparation or instigation of acts Of intemationallenurism;
24 (b) listed as a group or entity involved in terrorist acts in any Resolution
2S of the United Natiotts Security Councilor in any instmment of the African
26 Union or EcoOOlnie Commnnity OfWest African Stales.
27 (e) considered as a group or entity involved in lenurist acts by the
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:D 10 an internationallenurist group, and, whenever applicable, 10 a suspected
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(6A}·b,I;-WOrw:y~;pflbt;,.f~tipl!!l1lIYi'Yi~~t to lIPY
2 suspected,iPten\atiqnal~~~ q~~.~ql!31, ~~~W9UP, make
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",(a)fplfbewezmgpf~()rits~, ~il!l,~p~!?fI'e,I""'DOQIic
resources,includi1ljlp~,~ednW?m p~, ~~ ~~~ntrolled
directlyor indirectly,bybimor it, bypersons~,()n ~ '.Ifits,~!Jalfor
atlliJl OI'i,ts,~n;, ..C'", " "', ", ,. ",- -" ""
" (jJ) f'lr,lIII'p~pnqfjlis%~ ~.~,o~t.r.msit},n NitW"it;
(c) fortheprobibitionofthedirector indirectsupply,salelIPl!,~feJ of
arms,weapons,anmDlnition;;.~ .v~,~~~paramiliwY
equipment,~~ ~P;1f'te,<l~~,WC!I:¥lCll/.,'\Il,y~assistance,
or ~!l'~1IJ ~,illitjvit!%,\,r.,! l. ''',
, (4) thatapy JlCfli\!1':wh9,CQlItfl!.Y~lIPYr:~till~ ".'"Il,e,~r Ibis
subsecti/.l~CQIlW'if:;lIP,~ff«;lJ!:IV\'W A\l3l!. 'In; fi\!Ilyicti()','~}iable toimprisonmentforaperiodnote~~,~;v~ '" ,,,,. ,1.,
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:!l meansanactof terrorisminvolving- ,," e.. 'cr: ,1.','''' "'lJ " 'c
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directedbytiJ!;;~()r,~;~~",~,o~w~ activi~
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," 9.-,(1)AlJ¥ JlCI)!QR~ cIireI;11y;P~~Y;'lPrqyidel!o~~ funds28 withthe intention,orlqlow~. tlIat \Iley,,~ },lI:used.,inf\llll!f,inpart, in
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(b) do any other act intended to cause death or serious bodily injury to a
civilian or any person nol taking an active part in the hostilities in a sitoation
of armed conflict, when the purpose of such act, by its natore or context, is
to intimidate a group of people, or to compel a government or an international
organisation to do or abstain from doing any act,
commits an offence.7
8(2) For an act to constitote an offence under subsection (l) of this section,
it shall not be necessary that the funds were actually used to commit the said9 offence.
10.---(1)Any personwho kIiowIDgiy- '
(a) selzea.detains'or'atrempts to seize or detain;
(b) threatens to kill, injure or continue to detain another person in order
to compel a third party to do Or abstain frOm doing any act, or gives an
explicit or imPlicit condition for the release of the hostage,
commits an offence under this Act.
(2) In this Section,' a "third party" means a State, an international
governmental organisation, a oatoral or legal person or a group of persons.
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11.-(1) The Director-General may seize cash where he has reasonable
grounds to suspect that !he cash-
(a) is intended to be used for the purposes of terrorism;
(b) belongs to, or is held on trust for, a proscribed organization;
(c) is or represents property obtained through acts or terrorism,
(2) The Director-General or anyauthorlzed officer may seize cash If-
(a) the seizure is incidenl:li to an arrest or search; or
(b) the property is liable to forfeitore iIpori process issued by the court
folIowing an applicationmade by the Director-General 'or anv authorized
officer in accordance with the prescribed rules.
(3) The Director-General may exercise his powers under subsection (I)
of this section, whether or not any proceeding bas been brought for an offence in
connection with the terrorist cash.
I (4)TheJudge in Chambers sbaIllllllmake anonblrior ~of die cash
2 lll1Iess"" issatisfted>dJattbere lIretelSllJlilblli grouods iOt:suspecting tbatlhe
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4 (<I)ismrenoo(Ho bllllSed fot lbe pIHJIOllCII;of'lllltOrism;",
5. ' ' (b) consists of resoDl'OOS'ofapnllaibCldorgaPization; or [. " u.
6 (c) is, or represents property obtaiJleddIrougItterrotist aetiv~.
7 (5) Subject toSllbscctioll :.(8) 'oNbissecli<llt, any ocIlerl made under
8 subsection (4) of this sectionsbalhemaillvalitllOr-a,permof90days, and may
9 be renewed fo~a furtberperiodof90 dapbylbe Judge ~ CbanIIlers, until<the
10 proo,w:ljonoftbetaSb beforo<lb.e~inp!~apinstany person for an
II offeucewith:whicIidlecasil'iaCOlllleCl8d.j "," ! .:
,'12 ~) TheC3!lh;seizedundcor_-mnSlll btdepositrd .",tbeDirector-
14 ' ,(1) Thei:asll"wltIr..the-h1lmeItmay bt,reIeasodtoAilllllll\llll:f by orderof
15 'thi:Judgein,Cbambers'Where.- ',:",,' ' ,:1, " , ,e:,"r' r,
16 (a) tbe conditions under subsection (4. oftbis,sdltiOll are IIDIObger met;
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18 ' (b) the preceedings1lrtDlll1tnlug1tt.JnI:OIIIltICI.:km\Wdltbecaslueized.
19 (8)Porthepurposes ot this section, 'casb' __ ,
,:!l ' (a) coins and Ibtes in any mrrency; " " :
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22 (C[lI11vellll'S"cheques; ,,' "l; ,
23 (dJbudrer~iulrafts;i '"'' ' ." ,,:
:M (e)lIearerbondsaad:bearerares;"
:25 if) suoh 'OlherIlOlCtary; ~ as theMinistet (;bargecJ,withthe
26 responsibility for finance may, by regulations specify.
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28)(a}soliciliSrrecleives; p!oftdes arpnss IN5IIIOI1CI)IIIf Olber pitlpertylnr
29 (b) enters into or \IecoDIIlSi invohaiin .,_" g ; " 001as a r;esuk of
D wbicb Il10neyor otber property is made availablll••llIIisto.be made available,
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Obligation toreportsuspicioustransactionrelating toterrorism.
Dealing interroristproperty.
2 13.-(1) A finaDcialinstilUtionor designalednon finaDcialins:itutionshall,
3 within 72 hours, forward replies of suspicious transactions relating to terrorism
4 to the Financial Intelligence Unit which shall process such information and
5 forward it to the relevant law enfurcement agency where they suspect or have
6 sufficient reasons to suspect that the ftmds-
7 (a) are derived from legal or illegal sources but are intended to be used
8 for any act of terrorism Orterrorism financing;
9 (b)are proceeds of a crime related to terrorism financing or
10 (c)belong toa person, entity or organizatiou"Consideredas terrorists.
11 (2) A financial institution or designated noDfinancial insCution is not
12 .' liabiefor violatiOllof the confidentiality rules for every lawful action taken in
13 furtherance of its obligations under suiJse!::tion(I) of this section.
14 (3) The details of report sent by the financial institution or designated non
IS financial institution shall not be disclosed by the institution or any of their
16 officers to any other person.
17 (4) A breach of subsection (3) of this section is an offence under this Act
18 punishable with a minimum fintofN5,OOO,OOO.OOor a temi ofirnprisonment
19 not exeeeding 5years.
:xl (5) Where a breach of sub section (I) of this section occurs and it is
21 shown that the breach is not deliberate, the Financiallntelligence Unit shall
22 impose such administrative sanctions as it may deem necessary .
23 (6) Where the institutioncontinueswith the breach, it shall, on conviction,
24 be liable to a minimum fine ofN5,OOO,OOO.OOor a term of irnprisonmentnot
25 exceeding 5 years for the principal officers of .the institution or a defaulting
26 officer.
n 14.--(1) A person who enters into;OT is involved in, an arrangement
28 which facilitates the retentionurcontroi by, oronbehalfof, another person, of
29 terrorist property in any manner, including by -
:n .(a) concealment;
31 (b) relD0Val·fromthe'jurisdit:tion;.or' .
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(c) transfer to any other person,
2 commits an offence.
3 (2) It is a defence for a personcbarged under subsection(I) of this section
4 to prove that he did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the
5 arrangement is related to a terrorist property .
6 15.-(1) Where a person is chargedor aboutto be charged withan offence
7 under this Act, the Director-General or any of hisofficers not below the rank of
8 a Principal Security Intelligence Officer may apply to a Judge in Chambers for
9 a provisional order to attach all monies and other property belonging to, or held
10 on behalf of the suspect.
11 (2) An order made under subsection (I)may-
12 (a) prohibit a person from making money or property available to, or for
I3 the benefit of the suspect;
14 (b) provide for the granting of authority to make moneyor other property
IS available to such persons and on such conditions as may be specified in the
16 order;
17 (c) require the suspect to provide such information or produce such
18 document as may be required or reasonably needed for an investigation
19 under this Act;
Xl (d) include such other condition as the Judge may impose.
21 (3) The Judge in Chambers may, on the recommendationof the Director-
22 General, appoint an official receiver or any other suitableperson to manage the
23 property of the suspect during the period of operation of an Order made under
24 this section.
25 (4) The Director-General shall-
26 (a) cause notice of the order to be published in the next issue of the
27 Gazette and in two daily newspapers;
28 (b) give notice of the order to-
29 -(J) banks, financial institntions and cash dealers;
30 (it) any otherperson who mayholdofbe vestedwithpropertybelonging
31 to or held on behalf of the suspect.
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Propertytracking.
Requests fromForeignstates.
(5)An order under this sectionshall remain in force until the determination
2 of any charge or intended charge under subsection (1)of this section and, in the
3 event of a conviction, until an order for forfeiture is made by the Court or
4 proceedings relating thereto are concluded.
5 (6) Where an order under this section ceases to have effect, the Director-
6 General shall cause notice to be published in the Gazette and two daily
7 newspapers.
8 (7) Any payment, transfer, pledge or other disposition of property made
<) in contravention of an order under this section shall be void.
10 16.-(1) Where the Director-General has reasonable grounds to suspect
II that a person has committed, is committing or is likely to commit an act of
12 terrorism or is in possession of terrorist property, he may, for the purposes of
13 an investigation under this Act, apply to a Judge in Chambers for an order-
14 (a) compelling the suspect to deliver to him any document relevant to
15 identifying, locating or quantifying any property belonging to, or in the
16 possession or control of that person;
17 (b) requiring a bank or any other financial institution, trustee, cash dealer
18 or custodian, to produce to him all information and deliver to him all
19 documents regarding any business transaction conducted by or on behalf of
20 the suspect.
21 (2) Where a person fails to comply with, is delaying or is otherwise
22 obstructing an order made under subsection (1) (a) of this section, the Judge in
23 Chambers may, upon information sworn to that effect by the Director-General,
24 authorise the Director-General or any officer authorised by him to enter any
25 premises, including a bank or other financial institution and search ..he premises
26 and remove any document.for the purposes of executing such order.
Y1 PART III - MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND EXTRADITION
28 17.-(1) Where a foreign State makes a request for assistance in the
29 investigation or prosecution of an offence related to terrorism, the Attorney-
30 General shall-
31 (a) execute the request; or
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1 (b) inform the foreign State making the request of any reason for-
2 (I) not executing the request forthwith;
3 (il) delayirig 'the execution of the request.
4 (2) Where the Atrorrey-Generat decides to execute a request for assistance
5 under subsection (1), he may apply to a Judge inChambersfor"--
6 (a) au-order in writing for-i-
7 (i) search and entry of specified premises;
8 (iz) search of any specified person;
9 (iii) removal of any relevant document or material;
10 (b) an attachment order";
II (c) a property tracking order;
12 (d) an order forfreezing or forfeiture of property, in such manner as may
13 be prescribed.
14 (3) The Judgein Chambers may make an order under this section imposing
15 such conditions as to payment of debts, sale, transfer or disposal of any property
16 as he deems fit
17 18.-(1) The Attorney-General may make a request to any foreign State-
18 (a) to provide evidence or information relevant to an offence under this
19 Act;
3l (b) forthe restraint and forfeiture of property located in that State and
21 which is liable to be forfeited for being a terrorist property.
22 (2) The Attorney-General may, in respect of any proceedings for an offence
23 under this Act, apply to a Judge in Chambers for an order directed to any
24 person resident in a foreign State to deliver himself or any document or material
25 in his possession or under his control to the jurisdiction of the Court or, subject
26 to the approval of the foreign State to the jurisdiction of the Court of the foreign
27 state for the purpose of giving evidence in relation to those proceedings.
28 19.-(1) The evidence taken, pursuant to a request under section 17 of
29 this Act, in any proceedings in a court of a foreign State may, if it is
!D authenticated, be prima facie admissible in any proceedings to which such
31 evidence relates.
Request toForeign state.
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authenticated if it purports to be-
(a) signed or certified by a Judge or Magistrate of a foreign State; and
(b) authenticated by the oath or affirmation of a witness or to be sealed
with an official or public seal-
(I) of a Ministry or Department of the Government of the Foreign
State, or
(ii) in the case of a territory, protectorate or colony, of the person
administering the Government of the foreign territory, protectorate or
colony or of a person administering a department of that territory,
protectorate or colony.
20.-(1) A request under section 17or 18 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 by 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 any 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 be of assistance to the investigation or prosecution;
(e) to obtain from a bank, financial institution, cash dealer or any other
person any information, document or material which may of assist the
investigation or prosecution;
<!J 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-
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I (l).a freezing order or forfeiture order is required, or
2 (it) the property 10 be the subject of such an order; and
3 (h) contain such other information as may assist the execution of the request.
4 (4)A request shall not be i~validated for the purposes of this Act or any
5 legal proceedings by failure 10 comply with subsection (3) of this section where
6 the Attorney-General is satisfied that there is sufficient compliance to enable
7 . him to execute the request.
8 (5)Where the Minister of Finance considers it appropriate, either because
9 an international arrangement so requires or permits or it is in the public interest,
10 he may order that the whole or any part of any property forfeited under sections
11 17 and 18 of this Act, or the value thereof, be returned or remitted to the
12 requesting State.
13 21. Any offence under sections 1,2,3,4,5,9, 10, 12 and 13 of this Act are
14 considered to be an extradition crime for which extradition may be granted or
15 obtained under the Extradition Act.
16 PART IV - INVESTIGATION
17 22.-(1) A law enforcement officer not below the rank of Senior Security
18 Intelligence Officer or its equivalent may apply to the court for the issue of a
19 warrant for the purposes of a terrorist investigation.
::D (2)The court may issue a warrant authorising the law enforcement officer
21 to-
22 (a) enter the premises specified in the warrant;
23 (b) search the premises and any person found therein; and
24 (c) seize and retain any relevant material found therein
25 (3) The court shall not issue a warrant under subsection (2) of this section
26 unless the court is satisfied that-
27 (a) the warrant is sought for the purpose of a terrorist investigation; and
28 (b) there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is material on
29 the premises which may be relevant to the terrorist investigation.
30 23.-(1) Where, in a caseof urgency, a communication with the Judge in
31 Chambers to obtain a warrant would cause delay that may be prejudicial to the
Extradition.
Issue ofwarrant.
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maintenance of public safety or order, a law enforcement officer not below the
2 rank of Principal SecurityIntelligence Officer or his 'equivalent may, without
3 prejudice to the provisions of any other enactment or Act, with the assistance
4 of such other officers as maybe necessary-
5 (a) enter and search any premises or place, if he has reason to suspect
6 that, within those premises or that place-
7 (I) an offence under this Act is being committed; and
8 (il) there is evidence of the commission of an offence under-this Act;
9 (b) search any person or vehicle found on any premises or place which he
10 is empowered to enter and search under paragraph (a) of this subsection;
11 (e) stop, board and search any vessel, aircraft or vehicle ithe has reason
12 to suspect that there is in it evidence of the commission or likelihood of
13 commission of an offence under this Act;
14 (d) seize, remove and detain anything which is, or contains or appears to
15 him to beor to contain or to be likely to contain, evidence of the commission
16 of an offence under this Act; or
17 (e) arrest search and detain any person whom he reasonably suspects of
18 having committed or likely to commit an offence under this Act.
19 (2) The law enforcement officer shall take and record, for the purposes of
aJ identification, the measurements, samples, photographs and fingerprint
21 impressions of all persons who may, from time to time, be in lawful custody for
22 any offence under this Act.
23 (3) A person who refuses to submit to the taking and recording of his
24 measurements, photographs or fingerprint impressions shall be taken before the
25 Judge in Chambers who, on being satisfied that such a person is in lawful
26 custody, shalI make such order as he thinks fit authorizing a law enforcement
27 officer to take measurements, photographs and fingerprint impressions of such
28 a person,
29 (4) The Judge in Chambers may, pursuant to an expert application, grant
30 an order for the detention of a suspect under this Act for a period not exceeding
31 2 months.
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(5) A law enforcement officer may use such force as may be necessary
for fbe exercise of the power conferred on bim by subsection (1) of fbis section.
(6) A person found on any premises or place or in any vessel, aircraft or
vehicle may he detained by a law enforcement officer until fbe completion of
the search undersubsection (1) of fbis section.
(7) Where a seizure is effected under this section, a list of all fbe articles,
documents and other matters seized shall he delivered to fbe-
(a) person on whom fbe search is made;
(b) owner of the premises, place, vessel, aircraft or vehicle seized.
(8) Notwithstanding fbe provisions of suction (I) of fbis section, a woman
shall only he searched by a fellow woman.
(9) Nofbing in this section shall he construed as derogation from fbe
lawful right of any person in defence of person or property.
(10) A law enforcement officer who uses such force as may he necessary
for any purpose, in accordance wifb fbis Act, shall not he liable in any criminal
or civil proceedings, for having, by fbe use of force caused injury or death to
any person or damage to or loss of, any property.
24.-(1) Wifbout prejudice to any other Act or enactment, the Director
General or an authorised officer may, for the purposes of the prevention or
detection of offences or fbe prosecution of offenders, under fbis Act, give such
directions as appear to him to he necessary to any communication service
providers.
. (2) Before giving a direction under this section, the National Security
Adviser may consult with any communication service provider he.d~ems. .
(3) A direction under this section shall specify the maximum period for
which a communication service provider may be required to, retain• ...., - ' .••• I
communications data.
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Detention of aconveyance.
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be retrieved by electronic magnetic optical or any similar means.
25.-(1) Any authorised officer may issue a detention order m respect of
3 a conveyance if he is of opinion that-
4 (a) a threat has been made to commit an act of violence against the
5 conveyance or against any person or property on board the conveyance; or
6 (b) an act of violence is likely to be committed against the conveyance,
7 or against any person or property on board the conveyance.
8 (2) Where the operator of a conveyance fails to comply wit', a detention
9 order under subsection (I), the authorised person may-
10 (a) enter, or authorise any other person to enter, the conveyance; or
11 (b) arrange for a person or thing to be removed from the conveyance,
12 (3) The authorised officer shall give written notice to the operator of the
13 conveyance of any detention order issued under this section.
14 (4) Where the operator of a conveyance objects to a detention order, the
15 Attorney-General may after hearing the parties confirm, vary or cancel the
16 order.
17 (5) In this section-
18 "conveyance" means an aircraft, train, vehicle, other mode of
19 transportation.
al (6)Any person who-
21 (a) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirement of a
22 detention order;
23 (b) intentionally obstructs or hinders any person acting In accordance
24 with subsection (2)ofthis section, commits an offence.
25 (7) For the purpose of this section, "an authorised person" means the
26 Head of an agency involved In an anti-terrorism initiative.
27 26.-(1) where a person is arrested under reasonable suspicion of having
28. committed any offenceunder sections 1,2,3,4,5,8,9, 10, IZ orB of this Bill,
29 a law enforcement officer not below the rank -ofSenior Security Intelligence
30 Officer may, subject to this section, direct that the person arrested be detained
31 in a custody for a period not exceeding 48 hours from his arrest, without having
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lwisdiction.
I (2) In panicuI;Ir, the measures which. the court may take undec subsmion
2 (I)ofthisseclionmayinclude~
3 (a) holdiDg of the proreediug at a place to be ~ by the court.
4 (b) avoidaoceoflheDJelllio¥oftheDaJDe and;lddress of the wituessinits
5 orders, judgments or records of the case accessible to the public; and
6 . (e) issuing 0(" diJ:ectiQnfor securing tbat the ideoIity and;lddress of the
7 witness are DOl discl.-l;·and
8 (d) a decision tbat it is in the public inIerest to order tbat all or any of the
9 Pf'l'-'ing pending before such a court sbaIl DOl bepublisbe<l in.my manner.
10 (3) The court may, on motion by or on behalf of the prosecuting agency,
II in the inIerest of public safety or order, exclude from procenlings instituted for
12 any offeece under this Act any persea other than the parties and their legal
13 represenlatives.
14 (4) A person who conlIllvenes an order made under this section commits
15 an offence WIder tbis Act.
16 3O.-{I) The Federal High Court sbaIlbave jurisdiction to IIy an offence
17 .and impose the penaJtiesspecifiedin this Act wbelber.or DOl the;n constituting
18 theoffenceUllderseclions I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9,IO,I2,I;I,I4,25,27,an..29basbeen
19 . done or COOJp\etedoutUIe Nigeria and- ,
:!l (a) the victim is a citizen of Nigeria or bas a linJI: wilh Nigeria or is
21 dealing wilh or on bebaJ,f 9ftbeGovefn!JlCJlf ofNigeJia;
22 (b) !he alleged offende); is in Nige9a ;or
13 (e) the allegedpffenderis in~igeriailll!lNigeria does lIOtextradite him.
1;1 (2) The Federal High Court sball baye-
2S (a)jurisdiction to imposelUly penally ~vided for an olfencc under Ibis
26 Act provided, tbat the penally for an ofl'eal:l: does DOl exceed 20 years.
ZT (b) power to order sentences imposed under Ibis Act w be served
18 consecutively provided IIlatthe lenn of such sentences does not, in the
29 aggregate exceed 30 years.
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33. Inthis Act, unless the CQ~t otherwise requires-
"act of terrorismrmeaasany act specified in section I of thisAct;
"Bank:"-
(a) has the same meaniog as in dleBanksam Other Financial Jmtitutions
Act; and
(b) includes a person-
(I) engaged in !Ieposit-taking busiljess amautborised 10 do so under
the Banks am Other Financial Instilotio/lS Act; and
(;l) who carries on allYbusiness or activity regulated bv the Central
Bank: of Nigeria;
"cash dealer" means a person authorised under the Foreign (Monitoring
and Miscellaneous Provisions) Excbange Act to carry on the business of
foreign excbange dealer or money cbanger;
• counter terrorism conventioa" refers to the foUowing-
(a) Convention on prevention and punishment (jf crimes against
internationally protected persons"
(b)Inteflll!lional conve!ll;ion against the takiDg of hostages;
(c) International convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing;
.(d> Convention againstTeflPrist Financing; ,
(e) Olnvention Oil offences and certainoth\;r acts committed on Board
Aircraft;
if) Convention for lh\!.Suppression of the Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft;
(g) ConventilQl f,!r the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the ~
of Civil Aviation;
(h) Protocol for the Suppf!'Ssi,onof UnlawfulA,cts of-Violence at
Airports S!;rvi!Jg IDtel1lational Civil Aviation;
(I) Convention on the M;irking of Pjastic Explosive for tJv. Purpose of
Detection;
V)Convention for the SuppressionofUoIawful Acts against the Safety
of Maritime Navigation;
(k) Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts ,against Fixed
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2 (1) Convention on the Physical Protection of NucleiDililaterilil,
3 whenever they are duJy ratified. - "noin- :m:;_-;,1:;~~-h-~6:<~" r
4 ~~itwtnr-<lcullol"><tBaIoS.,lIirr~'CJfDState Security
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'(I '.', '0'" ,on-iaHllllIiIMtiOQlIJDllanalaigfiJag . . 8omr;eMa ~ated by ~
7 of the enactments speoifi\:d;iIItbeSaJoedaletOltbitl'Acl;", "" ','
8 "Government" means the govetiliDil"lOf\lle~RepuMIc ofNigeri8
9 or of ally State in Nigeria; ;n)! '" ;'", ,?' lfl:. " ..;'1/' '" "
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(a) Defence InteUigenceAgency; , ,i;,," .:-.<,,(: '(b}~_&mriueBl;x; '('" ,w'; vr-..'
(c) EcoilOmiCand Fiil3.iaU!riliag",mjj"Io~d ·:r1 In k
(d) NatitIIa! ~ fotdIe<IlmbillitioiultPclwllios,"'; ;j "I
(e),Natiooal~lIalll taIfiaLea\IIil AgelIilr,ncJ "'!; ".")
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(I) Nige~l'liIicirillqroer_!O''l ""'"'''''' ~''''O''(J) ally other ag"*!J!W'.H iiCi~"lIIl AI:l~NlitioolII Assembly';f
"J"i·JClIidaDt",liItluIatliM·~ofl~~.,efNigeria; '\
; ,,"l'roI:eedsoftmueismY."mea.s3llf'~~ from'the commission of ally terrorist act or acquired throug1i'flldit!lfiteable to .I'terrorist act and iBoludeSJfuads-;bibljJClllilYltbf1he'fllli1llmiili'whosenames
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:ll terrorist group under section 8 of this Act;
31 traceable to a terrorist act and includes funds irrespective of the person in
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PTevenIion ofTt!TrOrism
whose names such proceeds are Slanding or in ~ possession 1bey are
hoi;
"proscribed organisation"-
(a)means an organisation wbichbas been declared to be a proscnlJed
organisatioo under section 2 oflbis Act; and
(b) inclndes a group wbidt bas been declared to be an intemational
terrorist group under section 8 of Ibis Act;
"pmrecoting agency" means lhe-
(a) Department of State Services;
(b) Economic and FinaD:iaI Crimes Commission; and
(c) Nigeria Police Fon:e;
"terrorist" means any person,invoIvedin dJeolfeocesunder Sections I to
14 of Ibis Bill and inclndes his sponso.-.
"terrorist investigation" means an investigation of-
(a)1be conuni<simJ. pn:paralionor inSligatilll ofan act ofteIrorism or
any other offence under Ibis Acl;
(b) any act or omission reasonably suspected to have been done in
furtherance of an act of terrorism or any o1ber offence under Ibis Act;
(c) 1be resources of a proscribed mga.risatinD;
"terrorist PIQjlerty' meaus JBopeity w~
(a).basbeen. is being. or is likely to be used for any act of terrorism;
(b) has been. is lIeing, or is IiIreIy to be used by a proscribed
organisatioo;
(c) is 1be proceeds ofanactofterrorism;.or
(d) is JIIl)Vi!JeIlorcollecfr4fur1bePllfSlJitof. or inCOJUJeClionwith. an
act of terrorism; and
-TJUSlee" bas 1be__ ing as in 1beTruslees Acl and 1beCoo!panit'.s
and Allied Matters Act.
34; This Bill may be cited as l'l:evenfuttof.TerrorismBiIl.'2009.
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(Sections 9 and 31)
1. Banks and 0Iher Financial bIo1i""i"" Act (as ~.
2. Economic and Financial Crimes Cmunissioo ~ etc.) Act, 2004.
3. Insmance Act, 1990.
4. National Insurance Commi..;n". Act.
5. Securities and fucbange Cmunission Act.
6. Money Tall""'" ing (PrOOibiIioo) Act.
1. Companies and Allied MaIlers Act, 1990.
8. CeoIIal Bank: of Nigeria Act, 1990.
9. National Security Agencies Act 1986.
10. Any otber subsequent relevant e"" _
11. All Ratified Inlemational CooveoIion and ProrocoIs.
ExPlANATORY MEMDIIANIlUM
(17Jis note doeS not Jonn part of the above DiUbut is intended to expIoin iu J1IITPOrl)
The Bill seeks to provide for measures for the preveoIioo. prohibition andrombating of acts of terrorism, the financing of len'Orism in N"Jgeria and for theeffective implemeolalion of the Convention 00 the Prevention and Combating ofTenurism and the Convenlioo 00 the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.
The Bill also seeks to prescribe peoaJties for violating any of its provisions.