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Chapter 12 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Corruption and abuse of office

  • Section 98. Official corruption: public official inviting bribes, etc., on account of own actions
  • Section 98A. Official corruption: person giving bribes, etc., on account of actions of public official
  • Section 98B. Official corruption: person inviting bribes, etc., on account of actions of public official
  • Section 98C. Restrictions on arrest and prosecution of judicial officers for offences under sections 98 to 98B
  • Section 98D. Meaning of "public official" in sections 98 to 98B
  • Section 99. Extortion by public officers
  • Section 100. (Deleted by 1966 No. 84).

  • Section 101. Public officers interested in contracts
  • Section 102. Officers charged with administration of property of a special character or with special duties
  • Section 103. False claims by officials
  • Section 104. Abuse of office
  • Section 105. False certificates by public officers
  • Section 106. Administering extra‐judicial oaths
  • Section 107. False assumption of authority
  • Section 108. Personating public officers
  • Section 109. Personating members of armed forces or police
  • Section 110. Unlawfully wearing the uniform of the armed forces
  • Section 111. Selling, etc., uniform, etc., to unauthorised persons

Chapter 12 Criminal Code Act

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