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Criminal
Code Act
Chapter
77
Laws of
the Federation of Nigeria 1990
Arrangement
of Sections
The
original numbering of sections has been retained in order not to disturb the
cross references to those sections in other enactments
which are many and will
be found throughout the whole Edition
1. |
Short
title |
2. |
The
criminal code and extent. |
3. |
Construction
of Acts, Laws, rules, regulations, and other instruments. |
4. |
Provisions
of code, exclusive
with
certain exceptions |
5. |
Civil
remedies. |
6. |
Contempt
of court.
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7. |
Printing
of amendments. |
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Schedule
The
Criminal Code
Part 1
Introductory
Interpretation:
Application: General: Principles:
Chapter
1
Interpretation
1. |
Interpretation. |
2. |
.
Definition of offence |
3. |
.
Division of offences. |
4. |
.
Attempts to commit offences. |
5. |
Arrest
without warrant. |
6. |
Carnal
knowledge. |
Chapter
2
Parties
to Offences
7 |
Principal
offenders. |
8. |
Offences
committed in prosecution of common purpose. |
9. |
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Mode of execution immaterial. |
10.. |
Accessories
after the fact. |
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Chapter
3
Application
of Criminal Law
10A. |
Interpretation.
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11. |
Effect
of changes in law.
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12. |
Application
of code as to offences wholly or partially committed in Nigeria. |
12A. |
Offences
against laws of a State. |
13.
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Offences
procured or counselled by persons out of Nigeria. |
13A. |
Offences
against State laws procured, etc., outside the State. |
14. |
Offences
procured in Nigeria to be committed out of Nigeria. |
14A.
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Offences
procured in the State to be committed out of the State. |
15. |
Armed
forces and police forces. |
16. |
(Repealed
by No. 43 of 1945. |
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Chapter
4
Punishments
17. |
Kinds
of punishment. |
18. |
Caning
for male persons under seventeen. |
19. |
Forfeiture
of bribes. |
20. |
Forfeiture
of property used in postal offences. |
21. |
Prerogative. |
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Chapter
5
Criminal
Responsibility
22. |
Ignorance
of Law. |
23. |
Bonafide
claim of right. |
24. |
Intention:
motive. |
25. |
Mistake
of fact. |
26. |
Extraordinary
emergencies. |
27. |
Presumption
of sanity. |
28. |
Insanity. |
29. |
Intoxication. |
30. |
Immature
age. |
31. |
Justification
and excuse: compulsion. |
32. |
Justification
and excuse: compulsion. |
33. |
Compulsion
of husband. |
34. |
No
conspiracy between husband and wife alone.
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35. |
Offences
by partners and members of companies with respect to partnership or
corporate property. |
36. |
Liability
of husband and wife for offences committed by either with respect to the
other's property. |
Part 2
Offences
against Public Order
Chapter
6
Treason
and certain other Offences
37. |
Treason. |
38. |
Instigating
invasion of Nigeria. |
39. |
Provision
as to juvenile offenders and pregnant women. |
40. |
Concealment
of treason. |
41. |
Treasonable
felonies. |
42. |
Promoting
inter communal war. |
43. |
Time
for proceeding in cases of treason, concealment of treason, or promoting
inter communal war. |
44. |
Inciting
to mutiny. |
45. |
Aiding
and inciting to mutinous acts, or disobedience of members of armed forces
or policemen. |
46. |
Inducing
such persons to desert. |
46A. |
Causing
disaffection among members of armed forces, police or prison officers. |
47. |
Effect
of proceeding under sections 44 and 45. |
48. |
Assisting
or allowing escape of prisoners of war. |
49. |
Overt
act. |
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Chapter
6A
Treachery
49A. |
Death
penalty for treachery. |
49B |
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Joinder of charges and place of trial of offences. |
49C. |
Extent
of Chapter. |
49D. |
(Deleted
by L.N. 112 of 1964.)
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Chapter
7
Sedition
and the Importation of Seditious or Undesirable Publications
50. |
Interpretation. |
51. |
Offences. |
52. |
Legal
proceedings, Evidence. |
53. |
Unlawful
oaths to commit capital offences. |
54. |
Other
unlawful oaths to commit offences. |
55. |
Compulsion:
how far a defence. |
56. |
Effect
of prosecution. |
57. |
Unlawful
drilling. |
58. |
Power
to prohibit importation of publications. |
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(6)
Offences.
(8)
Delivery of prohibited publication to police and administrative officers.
(9)
Power to examine packages.
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59. |
Publication
of false news with intent to cause fear and alarm to public. |
60. |
Defamation
of persons exercising sovereign authority over a State. |
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Chapter
8
Offences
against the Executive and Legislative Power
61. |
Interference
with executive or legislative power. |
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Chapter
9
Unlawful
Societies
62. |
Definition
of society and unlawful society. |
62A. |
Unlawful
societies in a State. |
63. |
Managing
an unlawful society. |
64.
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Members
of unlawful society: persons permitting an unlawful society to meet on
their premises. |
65. |
Provisions
relating to prosecutions for offences under sections 63 and 64. |
66.
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Powers
of peace officers in relation to unlawful societies. |
67. |
Disposition
of property of society declared to be an unlawful society. |
68. |
Forfeiture.
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Chapter
10
Unlawful
Assemblies: Breaches of the Peace
69. |
Definitions:
Unlawful
assembly. Riot. |
70. |
Punishment
of unlawful assembly. |
71. |
Punishment
of riot.
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72. |
Making
proclamation for rioters to disperse. |
73. |
Dispersion
of rioters after proclamation made. |
74. |
Rioting
after proclamation.
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75. |
Preventing
or obstructing the making of proclamation. |
76. |
Rioters
demolishing buildings, machinery, railway, etc. |
77.
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Rioters
injuring buildings, machinery, railway, etc. |
78. |
Smuggling
or rescuing goods under arms. |
79. |
Smuggling
under arms or in disguise. |
80. |
Going
armed so as to cause fear.
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81. |
Forcible
entry. |
82. |
Forcible
detainer. |
83. |
Affray. |
84. |
Challenge
to fight a duel. |
85. |
Prize
fight. |
86. |
Threatening
violence. |
87. |
Assembling
for the purpose of smuggling. |
88. |
Unlawful
processions.
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88A.
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Provoking
breach of peace by offensive publication. |
Part 3
Offences
against the Administration of Law and Justice and against Public Authority
Chapter
11
Disclosure
of 0fficial Secrets and Abstracting Document
89-96. |
Deleted by No. 31 of 1941. |
97.
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Disclosure
of official secrets. Public servant abstracting, etc., document: restriction on
prosecutions.
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Chapter
12
Corruption
and Abuse of Office
98. |
Official
corruption: public official inviting bribes, etc., on account of own
actions. |
98A. |
Official
corruption: person giving bribes, etc., on account of actions of public
official. |
98B.
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Official
corruption: persons inviting bribes, etc., on account of actions of
public official. |
98C. |
Restrictions
on arrest and prosecution of judicial officers for offences under
sections 98 to 988. |
98D. |
Meaning
of "public official" in sections 98 to 98B.
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99.
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Extortion
by public officers.
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100. |
(Deleted
by 1966 No. 84). |
101.
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Public
officers interested in contracts. |
102. |
Officers
charged with administration of property of a special character or with
special duties. |
103. |
False
claims by officials.
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104. |
Abuse
of office.
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105. |
False
certificates by public officers. |
106. |
Administering
extra-judicial oaths. |
107. |
False
assumption of authority. |
108. |
Personating
public officers. |
109. |
Personating
members of armed forces or police. |
110. |
Unlawfully
wearing the uniform of the armed forces. |
111. |
Selling,
etc., uniform, etc., to unauthorised persons. |
Chapter
13
Selling
and Trafficking in Offices
112. |
Bargaining
for offices in public service. |
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Chapter
14
Offences
relating to the Administration of Justice
113. |
Definition
of judicial proceeding. |
114
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116 |
Deleted
by 1966 No. 84. |
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117. |
Perjury. |
118. |
Punishment
of perjury. |
119. |
Evidence
on charge of perjury. |
120. |
Fabricating
evidence. |
121. |
Corruption
of witnesses. |
122. |
Deceiving
witnesses. |
123. |
Destroying
evidence. |
124. |
Preventing
witnesses from attending. |
125. |
Conspiracy
to bring false accusation. |
125A. |
Making
false statement to public officers with intent. |
126. |
Perverting
justice. |
127. |
Compounding
felonies. |
128. |
Compounding
penal actions.
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129. |
Advertising
a reward for the return of stolen or lost property. |
130. |
Delay
to take person arrested before a court. |
131. |
Bringing
fictitious action on penal Act, Law or Statute. |
132. |
Inserting
advertisement without authority of court. |
133. |
Contempt
of court. |
Chapter
15
Escapes..
Rescues: Obstructing
Officers of Court
134. |
Rescue. |
135. |
Escape. |
136. |
Aiding
prisoners to escape. |
137. |
Permitting
escape. |
138. |
Negligently
permitting escape. |
139. |
Prison
officers accessory to breaches of discipline. |
140-142. |
Repealed by 1972, No. 9. |
143. |
Rescuing
insane persons. |
144. |
Removing, etc., property under
lawful seizure. |
145. |
Obstructing officers of courts
of justice. |
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Chapter
16
Offences
relating to the Currency
146. |
Interpretation. |
147. |
Counterfeiting
gold and silver coin. |
148. |
Preparation
for coining gold and silver coin. |
148A. |
Unlawful
inquiries with the object of making counterfeit coins. |
149. |
Clipping.
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150. |
Possession
of clippings.
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151. |
Uttering
counterfeit current gold or silver coin.
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152. |
Repeated
uttering of counterfeit current gold or silver coin, or possession of
several such coins. |
153. |
Offences
after previous conviction. |
154. |
Counterfeiting
nickel coin. |
155. |
Uttering
base nickel coin. |
156. |
Defacing
coin by stamping words thereon. |
157. |
Uttering
foreign coin, medals, etc., as current coin with intent to defaud. |
158. |
Exporting
counterfeit current coin. |
159. |
Unlawfully
importing counterfeit coin. |
160. |
Tender
of defaced coin not legal tender: penalty for uttering. |
160A. |
Making,
issue and circulation of promissory notes payable to bearer on demand,
without authority. |
160B. |
Portrayal
of Nigerian notes and coins.
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Chapter
17
Offences
Relating to Posts and Telecommunications
161. |
Stopping
mails. |
162. |
Intercepting
telegrams or postal matter. |
163. |
Tampering
with telegrams or postal matter. |
164. |
Wilful
misdelivery of telegrams or postal matter. |
165. |
Obtaining
telegrams or postal matter by false pretences. |
166. |
Secreting
letters and telegrams. |
167. |
Fraudulent
issue of money orders and postal orders. |
168. |
Fraudulent
messages respecting money orders. |
169. |
Unlawful
franking of letters.
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170. |
Sending
dangerous or obscene things by post. |
171. |
Retarding
delivery of telegrams or postal matter. |
172. |
Obstructing
mails. |
173. |
Penalty
on loitering, carelessness in delivery of mails, etc. |
174. |
Fraudulently
removing stamps.
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175. |
Fraudulent
evasion of postal laws.
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176.
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Carrying
letters otherwise than by post.
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177. |
Illegally
making postal envelopes or setting up post office or office for sale of
stamps, or imitating post office. |
178. |
Destroying
or damaging letter box.
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179. |
Placing
injurious substances in or against letter box. |
180. |
Defacing
post office or letter box. |
181. |
Obstructing
post and telegraph offices. |
182. |
Obstructing
post and telegraph officers in the execution of duty. |
183. |
Contravening
exclusive privilege of the Nigerian Postal Services Department. |
184
&
185. |
Deleted
by 1975 No. 30.
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186. |
Negligently
injuring telegraphs. |
187. |
Violation
of secrecy. |
188. |
Resisting
officers. |
189. |
Laying
property in postal matter and telegraph works. |
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Chapter
18
Miscellaneous
Offences against Public Authority
190. |
False
declaration as to execution of sentence of death.
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190A. |
False
statements in application for passports. |
191. |
False
statements in statements required to be under oath or solemn declaration. |
192. |
False
declarations and statements. |
193. |
Evidence.
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194. |
Shooting
at customs boats or officers. |
195. |
Resisting
officers engaged in preventing smuggling. |
196. |
Resisting
customs officers.
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197. |
Resisting
public officers.
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198. |
Refusal
by public officer to perform duty. |
199. |
Neglect
of peace officer to suppress riot. |
200. |
Neglect
to aid in suppressing riot.
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201. |
Neglect
to aid in arresting offenders. |
202. |
Disobedience
to Act, Law, or Statute. |
203. |
Disobedience
to lawful order issued by constituted authority. |
Part 4
Acts
Injurious to the Public in General
Chapter
19
Offences
Relating to Religious Worship
204. |
Insult
to a religion. |
205. |
Offering
violence to officiating ministers of religion. |
206. |
Disturbing
religious worship. |
Chapter
20
Ordeal,
Witchcraft, Juju and Criminal Charms
207. |
Unlawful
trial by ordeal: prohibited juju. |
208. |
Directing,
etc., unlawful trial by ordeal. |
209. |
Being
present at, or making poison for unlawful trial by ordeal. |
210. |
Offences
in relation to witchcraft and juju. |
211. |
Chiefs
permitting unlawful ordeal and prohibited juju worship. |
212. |
Destruction
of place where unlawful ordeal or prohibited juju worship is held. |
213. |
Criminal
charms. |
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Chapter
21
Offences
against Morality
214. |
Unnatural
offences. |
215. |
Attempt
to commit unnatural offences. |
216. |
Indecent
treatment of boys under fourteen. |
217. |
Indecent
practices between males. |
218. |
Defilement
of girls under thirteen. |
219. |
Householder
permitting defilement of young girls on his premises. |
220. |
Defence
to charge under preceding section. |
221. |
Defilement
of girls under sixteen and above thirteen, and of idiots. |
222. |
Indecent
treatment of girls under sixteen. |
222A. |
Causing
or encouraging the seduction or prostitution of a girl under sixteen. |
222B. |
Allowing
persons under sixteen to be in brothels. |
222c. |
Restriction
on defence of reasonable belief. |
223. |
Procuration.
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224.
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Procuring
defilement of woman by threats or fraud, or administering drugs. |
225. |
Abduction
of girl under eighteen with intent to have carnal knowledge. |
225A. |
Persons
trading in prostitution. |
225B. |
Keeping
a brothel. |
226. |
Unlawful
detention with intent to defile, or in a brothel. |
227. |
Conspiracy
to defile. |
228. |
Attempts
to procure abortion. |
229. |
Attempt
to procure own miscarriage. |
230. |
Supplying
drugs or instruments to procure abortion. |
231. |
Indecent
acts. |
232. |
Repealed-by
1961 No. 51. |
233. |
Knowledge
of age immaterial. |
233A. |
Deportation
of non-citizens of Nigeria. |
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Chapter
21A
Obscene
Publications
233B. |
Interpretation. |
233C. |
Test
of obscenity. |
233D. |
Prohibition
of publication of obscene matter. |
233E. |
Power
of search and seizure. |
233F. |
Defence
of public good. |
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Chapter
22
Nuisances;
Gaming Houses; Lotteries; Misconduct relating to Corpses
234. |
Common
nuisances. |
235. |
Repealed
by No. 20 of 1944. |
236. |
Gaming
houses. |
237.
(1)
(2) |
Police
may be authorised to enter gaming houses, etc.
Obstructing
entry of Police to be evidence of unlawful gaming. |
238. |
Indemnity
of witnesses.
|
239. |
Betting
houses.
|
140. |
Definitions:
Lottery: lottery ticket: public lottery. |
240A. |
Offences
relating to lotteries. |
240B. |
Recovery
of money paid for lottery ticket. |
240C. |
Contract
for sale of lottery ticket void. |
240D. |
Saying
of certain race club lotteries and sweepstakes. |
240E. |
Lotteries
carried on in clubs with approval of State Commissioner. |
241. |
Acting
as keeper of brothels, gaming houses, and betting houses. |
242. |
Misconduct
with regard to corpses. |
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Chapter
23
Offences
against Public Health
243.
(1)
(2) |
Exposing
for sale things unfit for food or drink.
Adulteration
of food or drink intended for sale. |
244. |
Dealing
in diseased meat.
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245.
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Fouling
water.
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246. |
Burials
in houses.
|
247. |
Noxious
acts.
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248. |
Sale
of matches made with white phosphorus: use of white phosphorus in
manufacture of matches. |
Chapter
24
Idle and
Disorderly Persons; Rogues and Vagabonds; Bringing contempt on Uniform
249. |
Idle
and disorderly persons. |
250. |
Rogues
and vagabonds. |
251. |
Bringing
contempt on uniform. |
Part 5
Offences
against the Person and Relating to Marriage and Parental Rights and Duties and
against the Reputation of Individuals
Chapter
25
Assaults
and Violence to the Person generally; Justification and Excuse
252. |
Definition
of assault. |
253. |
Assaults
unlawful. |
254. |
Execution
of sentence. |
255. |
Execution
of process. |
256. |
Execution
of warrant. |
257. |
Erroneous
sentence or process or warrant. |
258. |
Sentence
or process or warrant without jurisdiction. |
259. |
Arrest
of wrong person. |
260. |
Irregular
process or warrant. |
261. |
Force
used in executing process or in arrest. |
262-
270. |
Repealed
by No. 43 of 1945. |
271. |
Peace
officer preventing escape from arrest. |
272. |
Other
cases of preventing escape from arrest. |
273. |
Preventing
escape or rescue after arrest. |
274. |
Repealed
by No. 43 of 1945. |
275. |
Preventing
a breach of the peace. |
276. |
Suppression
of riot. |
277. |
Suppression
of riot by peace officers. |
278. |
Suppression
of riot by person acting under lawful orders. |
279. |
Suppression
of riot by person acting without order in case of emergency. |
280. |
Riot:
persons subject to military law or members of the police forces. |
281. |
Prevention
of offences for which an offender may be arrested without warrant:
prevention of violence by persons of unsound
mind. |
282. |
Defence
of dwelling-house.
|
283. |
Provocation.
|
284. |
Defence
of provocation. |
285. |
Prevention
of repetition of insult. |
286. |
Self-defence
against unprovoked assault. |
287. |
Self-defence
against provoked assault. |
288. |
Aiding
in self-defence. |
289. |
Defence
of movable property against trespassers. |
290. |
Defence
of movable property with claim of right. |
291. |
Defence
of movable property without claim of right. |
292. |
Defence
of premises against trespassers: removal of disorderly persons. |
293. |
Defence
of possession of real property or vessel with claim of right. |
294. |
Exercise
of right of way or easement. |
295. |
Correction
of child, servant, etc.
|
296. |
Use
of force for preserving order on board a vessel. |
297. |
Surgical
operations. |
298. |
Excessive
force. |
299. |
Consent
to death immaterial. |
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Chapter
26
Duties
relating to the Preservation of Human Life
300. |
Duty
to provide necessaries. |
301. |
Duty
of head of family. . |
302. |
Duty
of masters. |
303. |
Duty
of persons doing dangerous acts. |
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304. |
Duty
of persons in charge of dangerous things. |
305. |
Duty
to do certain acts. |
305A. |
Breach
of contract of person employed in certain services. |
Chapter
27
Homicide;
Suicide; Infanticide; Concealment of Birth; Unlawful
306. |
Killing
of a human being unlawful. |
307. |
When
a child becomes a human being. |
308. |
Definition
of killing. |
309. |
Death
by acts done at childbirth. |
310. |
Causing
death by threats. |
311. |
Acceleration
of death. |
312. |
When
injury or death might be prevented by proper precaution. |
313. |
Injury
causing death in consequence of subsequent treatment. |
314. |
Limitation
as to time of death.
|
315. |
Unlawful
homicide. |
316. |
Definition
of murder. |
317. |
Definition
of manslaughter. |
318. |
Killing
on provocation.
|
319. |
Punishment
of murder: provision for juvenile: provision for pregnant women. |
320. |
Attempt
to murder.
|
321. |
Attempt
to murder by convict. |
322. |
Accessory
after the fact to murder. |
323. |
Written
threats to murder. |
324. |
Conspiring
to murder. |
325. |
Punishment
of manslaughter. |
326. |
Aiding
suicide. |
327. |
Attempting
to commit suicide. |
327A. |
Offence
of infanticide. |
328. |
Killing
unborn child. |
329. |
Concealing
the birth of children. |
329A. |
Unlawful
possession of human head. |
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Chapter
28
Offences
Endangering Life or Health
330. |
Disabling
in order to commit felony or misdemeanour. |
331. |
Stupefying
in order to commit felony or misdemeanour. |
332. |
Acts
intended to cause grievous harm or prevent arrest. |
333. |
Preventing
escape from wreck.
|
334. |
Intentionally
endangering safety of persons travelling by railway. |
335. |
Grievous
harm.
|
336. |
Attempting
to injure by explosive substances. |
337. |
Maliciously
administering poison with intent to harm. |
338. |
Wounding
and similar acts. |
339. |
Failure
to supply necessaries.
|
340. |
Endangering
life or health of apprentices or servants. |
341. |
Abandoning
or exposing children. |
342. |
Setting
man-trap. |
343. |
Reckless
and negligent acts. |
344. |
Negligent
acts causing harm. |
345. |
Sending
unseaworthy ship to sea. |
346. |
Endangering
safety of persons travelling by railway. |
347. |
Endangering
steamships by tampering with machinery. |
348. |
The
like by engineers. |
349. |
Evading
laws as to shipping dangerous goods. |
350. |
Landing,
etc., explosives. |
Chapter
29
Assaults
351. |
Punishment
of assault. |
352. |
Assault
with intent to commit unnatural offence. |
353. |
Indecent
assault on males. |
354. |
Assaults
on persons protecting wrecks. |
355. |
Assaults
occasioning harm. |
356. |
Serious
assaults. |
Chapter
30
Assaults
on Females: Abduction
357. |
Definition
of rape. |
358. |
Punishment
of rape. |
359. |
Attempt
to commit rape. |
360. |
Indecent
assaults on females. |
361. |
Abduction. |
362. |
Abduction
of girls under sixteen. |
363. |
Ignorance
of age of girl, or consent, no defence. |
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Chapter
31
Offences
against Liberty: Slave dealing
364. |
Kidnapping. |
365. |
Deprivation
of liberty. |
366. |
Compelling
action by intimidation. |
367. |
Compelling
action by assault. |
368. |
Concealment
of matters affecting liberty. |
369. |
Slave
dealing. |
Chapter
32
Offences
relating to Marriage and Parental Rights and Duties
370. |
Bigamy. |
371. |
Child-stealing. |
372. |
Desertion
of children. |
Chapter
33
Defamation
373. |
Definition
of defamatory matter. |
374. |
Definition
of publication. |
375. |
Publication
of defamatory matter. |
376. |
Publishing
defamatory matter with intent to extort. |
377. |
Publication
of truth for public benefit. |
378. |
Cases
in which publication is absolutely privileged. |
379. |
Cases
in which publication is conditionally privileged. |
380. |
Publication
in a periodical. |
381. |
Protection
of innocent sellers of books and newspapers. |
Part 6
Offences
relating to Property and Contracts
Division
1
Stealing and like offences
Chapter
34
Stealing
382. |
Things
capable of being stolen. |
383. |
Definition
of stealing. |
384. |
Special
cases. |
385. |
Funds,
etc., held under direction. |
386. |
Funds,
etc., received by agents for sale. |
387. |
Money
received for another. |
388. |
Stealing
by persons having an interest in the thing stolen. |
389. |
Husband
and wife. |
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390. |
Punishment
of stealing. |
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Punishment
in Special Cases:
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1. |
Stealing
wills. |
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2. |
Stealing
postal matter, etc. |
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3. |
Stealing
cattle. |
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4. |
Stealing
from the person; stealing goods in transit, etc. |
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5. |
Stealing
by persons in public service. |
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6. |
Stealing
by clerks and servants. |
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7. |
Stealing
by directors or officers of companies. |
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8. |
Stealing
by agents, etc. |
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9. |
Stealing
property of value of N 1,000. |
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10. |
Stealing
by tenants or lodgers. |
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11. |
Stealing
after previous conviction. |
Chapter
35
Offences
analogous to Stealing
391. |
Concealing
registers. |
392. |
Concealing
wills. |
393. |
Concealing
deeds. |
394. |
Killing
animals with intent to steal. |
395. |
Severing
with intent to steal. |
396. |
Fraudulently
dealing with minerals in mines. |
397. |
Bringing
stolen goods into Nigeria. |
398. |
Fraudulent
disposition of mortgaged goods. |
399. |
Definition
of mortgaged goods; consent of mortgage. |
400. |
Fraudulent
appropriation of power. |
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Chapter
36
Stealing
with Violence: Extortion by Threats
401. |
Definition
of robbery. |
402. |
Punishment
of robbery. |
403. |
Punishment
for attempted robbery. |
403A. |
Conspiracy
to commit robbery. |
403B. |
Definition
of firearms and offensive weapons. |
404. |
Public
servants demanding property, etc. |
405. |
Assault
with intent to steal. |
406. |
Demanding
property with menaces with intent to steal. |
407. |
Demanding
property by written threats. |
408. |
Attempts
at extortion by threats. |
409. |
Procuring
execution of deeds, etc., by threats. |
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Chapter
37
Burglary:
Housebreaking: and like Offences
410. |
Definitions. |
411. |
Housebreaking:
burglary. |
412. |
Entering
dwelling-house with intent to commit felony. |
413. |
Breaking
into building and committing felony. |
414. |
Breaking
into building with intent to commit felony. |
415. |
Breaking
into place of worship and committing felony. |
416. |
Breaking
into place of worship with intent to commit felony. |
417. |
Persons
found armed, etc., with intent to commit felony. |
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Chapter
38
Obtaining
Property by False Pretences: Cheating
418. |
Definition. |
419. |
Obtaining
goods by false pretences. |
419A. |
Obtaining
credit by false pretences or other fraud. |
419B. |
Presumption
as to false pretences in certain circumstances. |
420. |
Obtaining
execution of a security by false pretences. |
421. |
Cheating. |
422. |
Conspiracy
to defraud. |
423. |
Frauds
on sale or mortgage of property. |
424. |
Pretending
to exercise witchcraft or tell fortunes. |
425. |
Obtaining
registration, etc., by false pretences. |
426. |
Repealed
by Ordinance No. 20 of 1955. |
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Chapter
39
Receiving
Property Stolen or Fraudulently Obtained an like Offences
427. |
Receiving
stolen property, etc.
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428. |
Unlawful
possession of arms, etc., belonging to armed or police forces. |
429. |
Receiving
after change of ownership. |
430. |
Having
possession of thing reasonably suspected of having been stolen. |
431. |
Unlawfully
using animals or vehicles. |
432. |
Suspicion
of stealing animals.
|
433. |
Taking
reward for recovery of property obtained by means of felony or
misdemeanour. |
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Chapter
40
Frauds
by Trustees and 0fficers of Companies and Corporations: False Accounting
434. |
Trustees
fraudulently disposing of trust property.
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435. |
Directors
and officers of corporations or companies fraudulently appropriating
property or keeping fraudulent accounts,
or falsifying books or accounts. |
436. |
False
statements by officials of companies.
|
437. |
Defence. |
438. |
Fraudulent
false accounting. |
439. |
False
accounting by public officer. |
Division
2
Injuries to Property
Chapter
41
Definitions
440. |
Unlawful
acts. |
441. |
Acts
done with intent to defraud. |
442. |
Damage. |
Chapter
42
Offences
443. |
Arson. |
444. |
Attempts
to commit arson.
|
445. |
Setting
fire to crops and growing plants. |
446. |
Attempting
to set fire to crops, etc. |
447. |
Casting
away ships.
|
448. |
Attempts
to cast away ships.
|
449. |
Obstructing
and injuring railways. |
450. |
Injuring
animals.
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451. |
Obstructing
and injuring railways. |
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Punishment
in Special Cases:
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1. |
Destroying
or damaging an inhabited house or a vessel with explosives. |
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2. |
River
bank or wall, navigation works or bridges. |
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3. |
Wills
and registers. |
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4. |
Wrecks. |
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5. |
Railways. |
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6. |
Other
things of special value. |
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7. |
Deeds
and records. |
452. |
Attempts
to destroy property by explosives. |
453. |
Attempts
to injure mines.
|
453. |
Interfering
with signals used for purposes of navigation. |
455. |
Interfering
with navigation works. |
456. |
Communicating
infectious diseases to animals. |
457. |
Removing
boundary marks with intent to defraud. |
458. |
Wilful
damage, etc., to survey and boundary marks. |
459. |
Obstructing
railways. |
459A. |
Obstructing
aircraft. |
459B. |
Trespass
on aerodrome.
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460. |
Penalties
for damage, etc., to railway works. |
461. |
Sending
letters threatening to burn or destroy. |
462. |
Arrest
without warrant. |
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Division
3
Forgery and like Offences: Personation
Chapter
43
Forgery
in General: Definitions
463. |
Definitions. |
464. |
Further
definitions. |
465. |
Definition
of forgery. |
466. |
Certain
matters immaterial. |
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Chapter
44
Punishment
of Forgery and like Offences
467. |
Punishment
of forgery in general. |
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Punishment
in Special Cases
|
1. |
Public
seals, etc. |
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2. |
Securities,
titles, registers, etc. |
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3. |
Documents
relating to revenue an acts of State, etc. |
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4. |
Court
seals, records, process, evidence, etc. |
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5. |
Telegrams. |
468. |
Uttering
false documents and counterfeit seals. |
469. |
Uttering
cancelled or exhausted documents. |
470. |
Uttering
cancelled stamps.
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471. |
Procuring
execution of documents by false pretences. |
472. |
Obliterating
crossings on cheques. |
473. |
Making
documents without authority. |
474. |
Demanding
property upon forged testamentary instruments. |
475. |
Purchasing
forged bank notes.
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476. |
Falsifying
warrants for money payable under public authority. |
477. |
Falsification
of register.
|
478. |
Sending
false certificate of marriage to registrar.
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479. |
False
statements for the purpose of registers of births, deaths and marriages. |
Chapter
45
Preparation
for Forgery
480. |
Instruments
and materials for forgery. |
480A. |
Unlawful
inquiries relating to the possibility of forgery. |
481. |
Counterfeit
stamps. |
482. |
Paper
for postal purposes.
|
483. |
Paper
and dies for postage stamps. |
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Chapter
46
Personation
484. |
Personation
in general.
|
485. |
Falsely
acknowledging deeds, recognisances, etc. |
486. |
Personation
of a person named in a certificate. |
487. |
Lending,
etc., certificate for personation. |
488. |
Personation
of person named in a testimonial or character. |
489. |
Lending,
etc., testimonial for personation. |
Division
4
Offences Connected with Trade and Breach of Contract
Chapter
47
Fraudulent
Debtors
490. |
Fraudulent
dealing with property by debtors. |
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Chapter
48
Offences
in relation to Design Layout Copyright
491. |
Making
or dealing in infringing copies of copyright work.
|
492. |
Being
in possession of plate for making infringing copies:giving unauthorised
performances of copyright work. |
493. |
Forfeiture
of copies or plates.
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Chapter
49
Secret
Commissions and Corrupt Practices
494. |
Corrupt
acceptance of gift.
Corrupt
gift to agent.Gift
to agent of receipt, etc., with intent to mislead principal.
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Part 7
Miscellaneous
Offences
Chapter
50
Cruelty
to Animals
495. |
Offences
of cruelty.
|
496. |
Court
may order destruction of animal. |
497. |
Court
may deprive person of ownership. |
498. |
Power
of police to take charge of animal or vehicle. |
499. |
Definitions.
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Chapter
51
Miscellaneous
Offences in relation to Ships and Wharves
500. |
Interpretation.
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501. |
Offences
in relation to ships.
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502. |
Entering
ship or sharf without ticket. |
503. |
Power
to exclude drunken person from ship. |
504. |
Jurisdiction.
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Chapter
52
Offences
by Members of a Crew
505. |
Interpretation. |
506. |
Obligation
to complete voyage. |
507. |
Offences
by members of a crew. |
Part 8
Preparation
to Commit Offences: Conspiracy: Accessories after the Fact
Chapter
53
Attempts,
Incitements, and Preparation to Commit Offences: Neglect to prevent Commission
of Felony
508. |
Attempts
to commit offences.
|
509. |
Punishment
of attempts to commit felonies. |
510. |
Punishment
of attempts to commit misdemeanours. |
511. |
Punishment
of attempts to commit simple offences. |
512. |
Reduction
of punishment. |
513. |
Attempts
to procure commission of criminal acts. |
514. |
Preparation
to commit crimes with explosives, etc. |
515. |
Neglect
to prevent felony. |
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Chapter
54
Conspiracy
516. |
Conspiracy
to commit felony.
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516A. |
Conspiracy
to commit felony against law of a State. |
517. |
Conspiracy
to commit offence.
|
517A. |
Conspiracy
to commit offence against law of a State. |
518. |
Other
conspiracies.
|
518A. |
Conspiracy
in trade dispute.
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Chapter
55
Accessories
after the Fact
519. |
Accessories
after the fact to felonies. |
520. |
Accessories
after the fact to misdemeanours. |
521. |
Accessories
after the fact to
simple offences. |
Subsidiary Legislation
Prohibited Publications Order
Unlawful
Societies Order
Witchcraft
and Juju Order
Race
Club Lotteries and Sweepstakes Notices
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