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KIDNAPPING PROHIBITION LAW 2017
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
1. Interpretation
2. Kidnapping
3. [Conspiracy to commit the offence of kidnapping]
4. Attempt to kidnap
5. Faked Kidnap
6. False Representation to release a Kidnapped Person
7. Aiding, abetting or assisting the escape of offender
8. Punishment for Non-Disclosure of Kidnap
9. Concealment
10. Traffic in Person
11. Offence of harbouring sheltering
12. Duty to give Information
13. Power to obtain Information
14. Protection of Information
15. Forfeiture of Property
16. Power to Arrest without Warrant etc
17. Jurisdiction
18. Power to Remand in Custody
19. Repeal of Section 271 Criminal Code Law Cap. 17 LLS 2015
20. Citation and Commencement
KIDNAPPING (PROHIBITION) LAW
A LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROHIBITION OF THE ACT OF KIDNAPPING AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES
COMMENCEMENT (1st February 2017}
THE LAGOS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY enacts as follows:
1. Interpretation.
“Assault” means the threat or use of force either directly or indirectly without consent on another person, to have a reasonable apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact, it includes the act of forcefully striking or threat to apply force of any kind of another person;
“Court” means The High Court of Lagos State;
“Firearms” includes any canon, gun, riffle, carbine, machine-gun, cap gun, flintlock gun, revolver, pistol, explosive or ammunition or other firearms, whether whole or in detached pieces;
“Governor” means the Governor of Lagos State;
“Harbouring” means keeping, sheltering or protecting a person who has committed an offence under this law;
“Kidnap” includes the act of unlawful removal or abduction of person(s) from a place to another against the person(s)’ will, either by force or use of offensive weapons, firearms or deception or the act of holding somebody hostage with or without the person’s consent with the intent to demand ransom, for ritual killing or for any other unlawful purpose;
“Offensive weapon” includes any article (apart from a firearm) made or adapted for causing injury to a person or intended by the person having it for such by him and it includes an air gun, air pistol, bow and arrow, spear, cutlass, matchet, dagger, cudgel, or any piece of wood, metal, glass or stone capable of being used as an offensive weapon;
“Premises” includes building, property or place belonging to a person of which such person has control over;
“State” means Lagos State of Nigeria.
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