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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Therefore, under the Criminal Code where a prohibited act results from the voluntary and intentional act of the perpetrator there is responsibility for the commission of such prohibited act. [43] This means that under the Criminal Code, for a person to be liable for perjury, it must be established that the false statement was made intentionally ...
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 ...
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 ...
Nigeria: 9.4: 2013 ... The Criminal Code Act (chapter 29 of Part V; sections 351 to 365) creates a number of offences of assault. ...