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Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2011

Nigeria's principal counter-terrorism statute (amended 2013) — repealed by the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022.

Signed
2011-06-03
Assented by
Jonathan →
Status
Repealed
01 Background

The Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2011 criminalised acts of terrorism and terrorism financing and empowered security agencies to proscribe organisations. Its 2013 amendment added extraterritorial application, strengthened terrorism-financing offences and made the Office of the National Security Adviser the coordinating body. It was repealed and replaced by the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022.

02 Key provisions · 4
§ 01
Defines terrorism offences and organisation proscription
§ 02
Terrorism-financing offences
§ 03
2013 amendment: extraterritorial reach; ONSA as coordinator
§ 04
Repealed by the 2022 Act
03 What changed in practice
→
First modern counter-terrorism legal framework
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Superseded by the 2022 re-enactment
04 Who it affects
Security agenciesONSACourts
Official source
Counter Terrorism Centre
Primary regulator / sponsoring institution ↗
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