Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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Official source(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.
35. Right to personal liberty
(1) Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no
person shall be deprived of such liberty save in the following cases
and in accordance with a procedure permitted by law -
(a) in execution of the sentence or order of a court in respect of
a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty;
(b) by reason of his failure to comply with the order of a court or
in order to secure the fulfilment of any obligation imposed upon
him by law;
(c) for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution
of the order of a court or upon reasonable suspicion of his
having committed a criminal offence, or to such extent as may
be reasonably necessary to prevent his committing a criminal
offence;
(d) in the case of a person who has not attained the age of
eighteen years, for the purpose of his education or welfare;
(e) in the case of persons suffering from infectious or contagious
disease, persons of unsound mind, persons addicted to drugs or
alcohol or vagrants, for the purpose of their care or treatment or
the protection of the community; or
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