Section 258 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Sentence or process or warrant without jurisdiction

A person who executes or assists in executing any sentence, or process, or warrant which purports to be passed or issued by a court (including a native tribunal), judicial officer, or other person, and who would be justified, under the provisions of sections 254, 255, 256 and 257 of this Code, in executing the same if it had been passed or issued by a court (including a customary and an area court), or judicial officer, or person, having authority to pass or issue it, is not criminally responsible for any act done in such execution notwithstanding that the court, judicial officer or person, had no authority to pass the sentence or issue the process or warrant, if in such execution he acted in good faith and in the belief that the sentence, process or warrant was that of a court, judicial officer, or other person, having such authority.

Section 258 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria

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