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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.
Section 204 of Nigeria's Criminal Code is entitled "insult to religion". The section states: Any person who does an act which any class of persons consider as a public insult on their religion, with the intention that they should consider the act such an insult, and any person who does an unlawful act with the knowledge that any class of persons will consider it such an insult, is guilty of a ...
The Nigerian Penal Code, also known as the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria, is currently chapter 89 of the Laws of Northern Nigeria 1963; it applies only to the northern, Muslim-dominated states since 1960. It was originally introduced on 30 September 1960, derived from the Sudanese Penal Code, which in turn was derived from the Indian Penal ...
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 ...
In the classification of perjury, the Criminal Code, [5] punishes every falsehood whether in judicial proceedings, or sworn or not, in exactly the same way. This tends to suggest that the Criminal Code punishes telling lies simpliciter and, lies told outside the confines of a Court of Law, even though, not sworn, are brought within the classification of perjury or false evidence.
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 peaceful countries in the world. [1] During the first half of 2022, almost 6,000 people were killed by jihadists, kidnappers, bandits or the Nigerian army. [2]
Nigerian prosecutors on Thursday added 14 new criminal charges, including forgery, against former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele in the most high-profile corruption case under President ...
For every 100,000 people in Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization, there are 9.5 suicides. [4] Suicide is a 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 a person will be charged with a felony or liable to life imprisonment ...