NigeriaNG

Article 227 — Prohibition of quasi-military organisations

Article
227
Chapter
CHAPTER V — The Legislature
Index row title
Prohibition of quasi-military organisations
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
f369e2a6-062d-4d7e-8a96-4ffd02a6c64d

79 words

Verbatim text

No person or association shall retain, organise, train or equip any person or group of persons for the purpose of enabling them to The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterationsbe employed for the use or display of physical force or coercion in promoting any political objective or interest or in such manner as to arouse reasonable apprehension that they are organised and trained or equipped for that purpose.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 227 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
  • The row is titled “Prohibition of quasi-military organisations”.
  • The passage runs to about 79 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “association”).

This is a mechanical reading aid generated from the text above by matching words in it. It is not legal advice, not a lawyer’s interpretation, and not a substitute for the provision itself.

How to cite this

Constitution of Nigeria, article 227 (“Prohibition of quasi-military organisations”), Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/f369e2a6-062d-4d7e-8a96-4ffd02a6c64d (accessed 25 October 2026).

Canonical URL: https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/f369e2a6-062d-4d7e-8a96-4ffd02a6c64d

Accessed 25 October 2026.

Link to the canonical URL above, not to a #section-… fragment on the jurisdiction page — the fragment is a scroll position, this URL is the provision.

Machine-readable versions