Section 255 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Execution of process

It is lawful for a person who is charged by law with the duty of executing the lawful process of a court (including a customary and an area court) and who is required to arrest or detain another person under such process, and for every person lawfully assisting a person so charged, to arrest or detain that other person according to the terms of the process.

Section 255 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria

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