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Article 214 — Establishment of Nigeria Police Force

Article
214
Chapter
CHAPTER V — The Legislature
Index row title
Establishment of Nigeria Police Force
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
99578c39-addd-4012-bc3c-2432facdc835

147 words

Verbatim text

(1) There shall be a police force for Nigeria, which shall be known as the Nigeria Police Force, and subject to the provisions of this section no other police force shall be established for the Federation or any part thereof. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution – (a) the Nigeria Police Force shall be organised and administered in accordance with such provisions as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly; (b) the members of the Nigeria Police Force shall have such powers and duties as maybe conferred upon them by law; The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations(c) the National Assembly may make provisions for branches of the Nigeria Police Force forming part of the armed forces of the Federation or for the protection of harbours, waterways, railways and air fields.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 214 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
  • The row is titled “Establishment of Nigeria Police Force”.
  • The passage runs to about 147 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”); it mentions police powers — it sets out what the police or other security services may do (the words used: “police”).

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