Section 102 - Obtaining admission into Police Force by fraud

(1) A person who:

(a) knowingly uses or attempts to pass off any forged or false certificate, character, letter, or any other document for the purpose of obtaining admission into the Nigeria Police Force; or

(b) on applying for enlistment, makes any false answer to any statement put to him by any appropriate authority, commits an offence and, on summary conviction to a fine of N50,000 or imprisonment for three months or both.

(2) A police officer may arrest without a warrant any person whom he reasonably believes or suspects of having committed an offence under this section.