Section 170 - Penalty for harbouring robber or brigand.

Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that some persons are about to commit or have recently committed robbery a brigandage, harbours them or any of them with the intention of facilitating the commission of that robbery or brigandage or of screening them or any of them from punishment, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.

Explanation

For the purposes of this section it is immaterial whether the robbery or brigandage is intended to be committed or has been committed within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja or elsewhere. Resistance to Arrest, and Escape