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THE SUPPRESSION OF ROBBERY DECREE 1967 Decree No. 2 [30th January 1967] THE FEDERAL :.VIILITARY GO\'ERNME 1T hereby decrees as follows: 1. I n the Criminal Code, in its application to the Federal territory (a) in section 402 (which deals with punishments for robbery), for the words "imprisonment for fourteen years" ; and (b) in section 403 (which deals with punishments for attempted robbery), for the words "imprisonment for seven years", there shall be substituted the words "imprisonment for life, with or without whipping". 2.-(1) Any person (a) found by an armed patrol comm1ttmg any offence u…