Is Crack Cocaine legal in Nigeria?

Legal status

Controlled through its constituent. The Nigeria dossier places crack cocaine under sections 11, 20 and 52 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, Cap N30 (the NDLEA Act), on the incorporated schedule entry «Cocaine.», which the previous cell for this substance records as the freebase form of cocaine. It states that section 52 defines the controlled class by the 1961 or 1971 Convention schedules. The dossier places crack on the cocaine entry and quotes no separate entry for it. The dossier does not say which of the two Conventions or which of their schedules prints the entry, and it does not name the edition of the schedules it read; it records the entry as checked on 20 September 2026 against the INCB list cited in source_url. The previous cell for this substance recorded that crack is the freebase form of cocaine, is treated identically to cocaine, and is reached because the scheduling of cocaine covers its salts and preparations.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. The ceiling the dossier records for crack cocaine is imprisonment for life: it states that sections 11(a) to (c) and 20(2)(a) of the Act prescribe life imprisonment for the specified production, trafficking or dealing conduct, that no quantity threshold is stated, and that the words «shall» and «be imprisonment for life» make the life term mandatory on the section's face. The previous cell for this substance recorded that possession or use of crack, as cocaine, draws fifteen to 25 years under sections 11 and 19, and that trafficking carries up to life.

If prescribed or medical

The dossier row this cell rests on does not state a prescription or medical route for crack cocaine.

Documentation

The dossier row this cell rests on does not state a traveller documentation rule for crack cocaine.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Nigeria’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.