Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 🇳🇬

Nigeria

Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022

Published on 16 May 2022
Assented to on 12 May 2022
Commenced on 12 May 2022
[This is the version of this document from 16 May 2022.]

AN ACT TO REPEAL THE TERRORISM (PREVENTION)ACT, NO. 10, 2011 AND ENACT THE TERRORISM (PREVENTION AND PROHIBITION)ACT, 2022 TO PROVIDE FOR EFFECTIVE, UNIFIED AND COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL, REGULATORY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE DETECTION, PREVENTION, PROHIBITION, PROSECUTION AND PUNISHMENT OF ACTS OF TERRORISM, TERRORISM FINANCING, PROLIFERATION AND FINANCING OF THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN NIGERIA ; AND FOR RELATED MATTERSENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria—

Part I – OBJECTIVE AND PROHIBITION

1. Objectives

The objective of this Act is to provide for —

(a)effective, unified and comprehensive legal, regulatory and institutional framework for the detection, prevention, prohibition, prosecution and punishment of acts of terrorism, terrorism financing, proliferat…

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