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STATE SECURITY (DETENTION OF PERSONS) (No. 12) DECREE 1966 Decree No. 70 [24th July 1966] WHEREAS I, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL YAKUBU GowoN, 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 Nigeria and it is expedient to make this Decree accordingly : NOW THEREFORE THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT hereby decrees as follows : 1. The person mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall be detained for a period of six…