Section 233A of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Deportation of non‐citizens of Nigeria

(1) Any person not being a citizen of Nigeria shall, upon conviction of an offence against section 219, 222A, 222B, 223, 225A, or 225B of this Code, be liable to be deported by order of the Minister, and the provisions of the Immigration Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, in the case of a deportation under this section.

[L.N. 139 of 1965.1967 No. 27.1963 No.6. Cap. 11.]

(2) Where any person being a citizen of Nigeria is deported from any British possession to Nigeria under the provisions of any law of such possession and for offences similar to the offences contained in section 219, 222A, 222B, 223, 225A, or 225B of this Code, such person may, on arrival in Nigeria, be kept temporarily in custody and returned under police escort to the place in Nigeria to which such person belongs.

Section 233A of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria

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