It is lawful for a person who is charged by law with the duty of executing a lawful warrant issued by any court (including customary and an area court) or judicial officer, or other person having jurisdiction to issue it, and who is required to arrest or detain another person under such warrant, and for every person lawfully assisting a person so charged, to arrest or detain that other person according to the directions of the warrant.
Section 256 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria
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