The Nigerian Criminal Code is the apex codified law in Nigeria for criminal investigation, trial and punishment of criminals. It is derived from the Nigeria...

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which is the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The Nigerian Criminal Code is currently chapter 77 of Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990; it applies only to the...

scam, including the Nigerian prince scam, also known as a 419 scam. The number "419" refers to the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code dealing with fraud...

under sections 223, 224, and 225 of the Nigerian Criminal Code. Even though the Nigerian constitution/Nigerian law does not legalize commercial sex work...

fee fraud, and itself derived from the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code. The website founder, Michael Berry, goes by the alias Shiver Metimbers...

in the Criminal Code and the prohibition recognized by Sharia may not be lawful because Section 38 of the Constitution entitles every Nigerian to freedom...

where the term 420 persists in popular culture to this date. In the Nigerian Criminal Code, the same offence is covered by article 419, which has now lent...

the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Titled for the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code that deals with fraud, the events of the novel are set in motion...

governed by The Penal Code and Southern Nigeria is governed by The Criminal Code. The only legal way to have an abortion in Nigeria is if having the child...

states governed by Shari'a law. Federal Laws: In southern Nigeria, the Criminal Code criminalizes sex acts between men with penalties up to 14 years' imprisonment...

offence under the Criminal Code which is applicable in the Southern states of Nigeria. The offence of false evidence under the Penal Code, which is applicable...

sentencing and criminal procedure. Additionally, there exists a distinction between Australia's "code states" and "common law states". The code states of Western...

Nigeria Penal Code provided the spouse has reached puberty (Section 282(2)), and likewise excluded from Section 357 of the Nigerian Criminal Code (applying...

Niger. Women, Business and the Law 2018, Nigeria. "Section 357 of the Criminal Code and Section 282 of the Penal Code". Global Database on Violence against...

under sections 223, 224, and 225 of the Nigerian Criminal Code. Even though the Nigerian constitution/Nigerian law does not legalize commercial sex work...

namely The Criminal Code Act LFN (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) 1990 (which is almost impari materia with the various Criminal Code laws in the...

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are penalised under sections 223, 224, and 225 of the Nigerian Criminal Code. Even though Nigerian law does not legalize commercial sex work, it is vague...

crime in Nigeria, according to Section 327 of the Criminal Code Act, punishable by one year in prison. Section 326 of the same Criminal Code states that...

codes. Punishments range from imprisonment to capital punishment in some northern states governed by Shari'a law. In southern Nigeria, the Criminal Code...

distinctly imported into the Nigerian legal systems. They are called the criminal and penal codes of Nigeria. Nigerian legislation may be classified...

November 2023. "Section 214 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Unnatural offences". jurist.ng. Retrieved 2023-08-24. "Nigeria". Human Dignity Trust. 2019-02-08...

Child sexual abuse in Nigeria is an offence under several sections of chapter 21 of the country's criminal code. The age of consent is 18. UNICEF reported...

Crime in Nigeria is investigated by the Nigerian Police. Nigeria is considered to be a country with a high level of crime, ranking 19th among the least...

the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021. "Nigerian fighter jet shot down by criminals, pilot survives". Yahoo!New. 19 July 2021. Archived from...

The Nigerian Armed Forces are the combined military forces of Nigeria. It consists of three uniformed service branches: the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy...

The age of criminal responsibility is the age below which a child is deemed incapable of having committed a criminal offence. In legal terms, it is referred...

the training of health professionals. Criminal Code Amendment Bill The bill proposes amendments to the Criminal Code Act, including the reclassification...

email scammer and "419" kingpin— named after the 419 section of the Nigerian criminal code—and willingly draws Kingsley into the dark underbelly world of email...