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STATE SECURITY (DETENTION OF PERSONS) (No. 11) DECREE 1966 Decree No. 64 [ 11 tit S eptember 1966 J WHEREAS I, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL YAKUBU GowaN, Head of the Federal Military Government, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, am satisfied that the arrest and detention of the person specified in the Schedule hereto as at the date of commencement hereof is in the interest of the security of igeria and it is expedient to make this Decree accordingly : NOW THEREFORE THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT hereby decrees that 1. The person so specified shall be detained for a period not exceeding six months …