The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Sunday highlighted key sections of the law to educate and guide Nigerians on their legal obligations regarding public officers.

In a statement titled ?Know the Law and Be Guided,? the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, drew attention to Section 197 of the Criminal Code Act, which addresses the offence of resisting a public officer.

The section states: ?Any person who in any manner obstructs or resists any public officer while engaged in the discharge or attempted discharge of his duties under any order, Act, law, or statute, or obstructs or resists any person while engaged in the discharge or attempted discharge of any duty imposed on him by an order, Act, law, or statute, is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for two years.?

The police urged citizens to familiarise themselves with the law to ensure compliance and to avoid actions that may lead to legal consequences.

?Section 42 of the Police Act 2020: A person is bound to assist a judge, magistrate, police officer, or other person reasonably demanding his aid in arresting or preventing the escape of a suspect whom the judge, magistrate, police officer, or other person is authorised to arrest.

?Section 98 Police Act 2020: A person who assaults, obstructs, or resists a police officer in the discharge of his duty, or aids or incites any other person to assault, obstruct, or resist a police officer or any other person aiding or assisting the police officer in the discharge of his duty, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N500,000 or imprisonment for a term of six months, or both.

?Section 99, Police Act 2020: When a person is called upon to aid and assist a police officer who is, while in the discharge of his duty, assaulted or resisted, or in danger of being assaulted or resisted, and the person refuses or neglects to aid and assist, the person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N100,000 or imprisonment for a term of three months, or both. (The Nation)

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