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11. The Attorney-General of the Federation and other concerned parties shall ensure that education and information regarding the prohibition against torture is fully included in the training of law enforcement personnel, civil or military, medical personnel, public officials and other persons who may be involved in the custody, interrogation or treatment of any individual subjected to any form of arrest, detention or imprisonment.

12. The Attorney-General of the Federation shall, with the approval of the President, make rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

13. All laws, rules and regulations that are contrary to. or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed or modified accordingly.

14. This Act may be cited as the Anti-Torture Act, 2017.

I certify, in accordance with Section 2 (1) of the Acts Authentication Act, Cap. A2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, that this is a true copy of the Bill passed by both Houses of the National Assembly.

This Act makes comprehensive provisions for penalising the acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, and prescribes penalties for the commission of such acts.