Nigerian Penal Code Act

Section 258 - Wrongful confinement after warrant or order or writ issued for production or liberation.

Whoever keeps a person in wrongful confinement knowing that a warrant or order or writ for the production or liberation of that person has been duly issued, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years in addition to any term of imprisonment to which he may be liable under any other section of this chapter.

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