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Supplement to Official Gazette

THE PRISONS (CONTROL) DECREE 1966 Decree No.9 [17thJanuary 1966] THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT hereby decrees as follows 1.-(1) Not,{rff.hst9rciing the provisions of (a) the Antitypes Authority Law of Northern' Nigeria find''~hl: Local Government Law of"' ~ Nigeria with respect to prisons1 , and, (b) any instrument made un enkos.c ~aws, the Federal Director of Prisons shall have openiUona-kQ.ntrol over all prisons established or maintained under those Laws by a nativea uthocity or a local government council, and accordingly the provisions of the Prisons Act 1960 shall apply to all such priso…