YOUR RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
– Section 41

(1) “Every citizen of Nigeria is entitled to move freely throughout Nigeria and to reside in any part thereof, and no citizen of Nigeria shall be expelled from Nigeria or refused entry thereby or exit therefrom…..”

The Nigerian Constitution gives every citizen freedom of movement. It says every citizen is entitled to move freely throughout Nigeria. You are free to move from one village, town, city or State to another without any disturbance or hindrance from anybody. You are entitled to move freely within your locality or environment without any molestation from any quarter. You are entitled to travel freely from one point to another without anybody preventing you from so doing.

As a citizen, you are entitled under the Constitution to live and settle down in any part of Nigeria, freely without any harassment and disturbance from anybody. You can settle down in any part and decide to live there forever, notwithstanding that the village or town is not your place of birth or State of origin.

a. Your Right To Move Freely In And Out Of Nigeria
No citizen of Nigeria can be expelled from the Country. In the same vein, every citizen is permitted to move freely in and out of the country without any hindrance. As a Nigerian citizen, nobody is entitled to prevent you from traveling out of Nigeria if you so desire. And, nobody is entitled to prevent you from coming into the country as a citizen.
Therefore, as a Nigerian, you are free under the Constitution to move freely as you wish, from any part of the country to another, in or out, without anybody disturbing you. Where any person, agency or institution prevents you from moving freely within and out of the country, you are entitled to take it up legally against such person or institution.

b. Your Right Against Arrest For Wandering
There was a certain time when the Nigeria Police indulged in the illegality called arrest for wandering. They go about arresting people who are moving freely, on the allegation that they are wandering about. This is contrary to the Constitution. Under the law, your freedom of movement cannot be curtailed by anybody or organization under any guise whatsoever. If you so desire, you can decide to take a stroll around or go on sightseeing, with no particular destination in mind. It is your right. In any case, let me inform you that the law on wandering has been repealed, and no policeman can arrest or harass you on this law anymore.