“For Section 2 (a) of the Public Officers (Protection) Law to avail any person, two conditions must be satisfied:-
(1) It must be established that the person against whom the action is commenced is a public officer or a person acting in the execution of public duties within the meaning of that law,
(2) The act done by the person is in pursuance or execution of any law, public duty or authority or in respect of an alleged neglect or default in the execution of any such law, duty or authority.
See Ekeogu vs Aliri (1990) 1 NWLR (Pt 126) 345.
The two conditions must be satisfied conjunctively before the protection under Section 2 (a) of Public Officers (Protection) Law will be invoked”. PER P.A.GALINJE, J.S.C, in

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