Section 17 NDLEA Act

Section 17 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Escape or permitting escape. It provides as follows:

Any person who-
(a) being in lawful custody, escapes; or

(b) aids any person in lawful custody to escape, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and liable on conviction to be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.