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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 Criminal Code Act 1916, [1] Nigeria Penal Code Act 1960 [2] and other criminal laws enacted by Nigerian Parliament from time to time. The latest consolidated version of the code is ...
National Electric Power Authority (Amendment) Act 1998. No. 29. 4th National Assembly: 1999 - 2003. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 [31] The Criminal Code Act [32] The Penal Code; The Child Right act 2003; National Electric Power Authority Act 2004. Electric Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act 2005. No. 6. 5th National Assembly ...
These laws were based on the British criminal code, which had been influenced by Victorian morality. The most notable of these laws was the Criminal Code Act of 1916, which made it a crime for "any person who has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature". [6] These laws were retained after Nigeria gained independence in 1960 ...
The death penalty is authorized by Section 33 of the Constitution of Nigeria. [2] Capital crimes are defined under several laws, 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 Southern part of Nigeria), The Penal Code Act LFN 1990 (impari materia with the Penal Code operational in the various ...
The Nigeria Sexual Offender and Service Provider Database (NSOD) is a database that consists of the sexual offender register and the service provider register. It is a document of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons by the Federal Government of Nigeria, published in September 2019 to document cases of sexual violence and run background checks on sexual offenders ...
The Criminal Code is currently enforced in southern states. The abortion laws of the Criminal Code are expressed within sections 228, 229, and 230. [ 6 ] Section 228 states that any doctor providing a miscarriage to a woman is guilty of a felony and up to 14 years of imprisonment.
The number "419" refers to the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code dealing with fraud and the charges and penalties for such offenders. [5] The scam has been used with fax and traditional mail and is now prevalent in online communications such as emails . [ 6 ]
A criminal code or penal code is a document that compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.Typically a criminal code will contain offences that are recognised in the jurisdiction, penalties that might be imposed for these offences, and some general provisions (such as definitions and prohibitions on retroactive prosecution).