Nigeria - 1990 - Defence and Security

Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap. 398 LFN 1990

Ministry of Defence, Nigeria

This Act makes comprehensive provisions for matters relating to armed robbery. It emphasizes that any person who commits the offence of robbery shall upon trial and conviction be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than twenty-one years.

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January 2022

This Act makes comprehensive provisions for matters relating to armed robbery. It emphasizes that any person who commits the offence of robbery shall upon trial and conviction be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than twenty-one years.

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