Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
Annotated alteration evidence — page 48
- Jurisdiction
- Nigeria
- Provision
- 48
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(c) for the purpose of suppressing a riot, insurrection or mutiny.
34. Right to dignity of human person
(1) Every individual is entitled to respect for the dignity of his person,
and accordingly –
(a) no person shall be subject to torture or to inhuman or
degrading treatment;
(b) no person shall be held in slavery or servitude; and
(c) no person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory
labour.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) (c) of this section, “forced or
compulsory labour” does not include -
(a) any labour required in consequence of the sentence or order
of a court;
(b) any labour required of members of the armed forces of the
Federation or the Nigeria Police Force in pursuance of their
duties as such;
(c) in the case of persons who have conscientious objections
to service in the armed forces of the Federation, any labour
required instead of such service;
(d) any labour required which is reasonably necessary in the
event of any emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-
being of the community; or
(e) any labour or service that forms part of -
(i) normal communal or other civic obligations of the well-
being of the community,
(ii) such compulsory national service in the armed forces of the
Federation as may be prescribed by an Act of the National
Assembly, or
(iii) such compulsory national service which forms part of
the education and training of citizens of Nigeria as may be
prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly.
42 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations
Source record
Source and verification
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023 · placng.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
Check the upstream source for currency, amendments, and official formatting. The recorded status describes this source version.
Open upstream source