AREA POLICE DISCUSS 7 STRANGE NIGERIAN LAWS YOU DIDN’T KNOW

Written by on February 10, 2022

The MAX FM AREA POLICE CREW consisting of Wale Pow pow pow, Baby Lawyer, Mc Aboki and Obus decided to dig into the Nigerian Law statute books to find some weird and strange laws that we believe are still applicable in modern-day Nigeria.

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These are some of the things they found.

  1. Under Nigerian Law, a wife of Christian marriage is not criminally responsible for an act which she is actually compelled by her husband to do in his presence, except if it’s an offence punishable with death. or one in which grievous harm to the person of another, or an intention to cause such harm, is an element – Criminal Code Act

 

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  1. It is illegal to paint a private car in the colour known colloquially as ‘army green’ – Army Color (Prohibition of Use) Act

 

  1. In Nigeria, advertising a reward for the return of stolen or lost property and stating that no question will be asked, or that the person producing such property will not be seized or molested is illegal – Criminal Code Act

 

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  1. The position of the law in Nigeria is that an individual can go to court to seek an order preventing someone from going about claiming that he/she and that individual are married. It’s called ‘jactitation of marriage’ – Matrimonial Causes Act

 

  1. Under Nigerian Law. Whenever a male person who in the opinion of the court has not attained 17 years of age has been found guilty of any offence the court may, in its discretion. order him to be caned in addition to or in substitution for any other punishments to which he is liable. – Criminal Code Act

 

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  1. Another interesting and strange situation under Nigerian Law. is the fact that an individual can sue his/her former partner for breach of promise to marry – Ezeanah v. Atta (2004) 7 NWLR (Pt. 873)

 

  1. Any person who by his statements or actions represents himself to be a witch or to have the power of witchcraft is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for two years – Criminal Code Act

 

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