Chapter 17 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Offences relating to posts and telecommunications

• Section 161. Stopping mails
• Section 162. Intercepting telegrams or postal matter
• Section 163. Tampering with telegrams or postal matter
• Section 164. Obtaining telegrams or postal matter by false pretences
• Section 165. Obtaining telegrams or postal matter by false pretences
• Section 166. Secreting letters and telegrams
• Section 167. Fraudulent issue of money orders and postal orders
• Section 168. Fraudulent messages respecting money orders
• Section 169. Unlawful franking of letters
• Section 170. Sending dangerous or obscene things by post
• Section 171. Retarding delivery of telegrams or postal matter
• Section 172. Obstructing mails
• Section 173. Penalty on loitering, carelessness in delivery of mails, etc.
• Section 174. Fraudulently removing stamps
• Section 175. Fraudulent evasion of postal laws
• Section 176. Carrying letters otherwise than by post
• Section 177. Illegally making of postal envelopes or setting up post office or office for sale of stamp, or imitating post office
• Section 178. Destroying or damaging letter box
• Section 179. Placing injurious substances in or against letter box
• Section 180. Defacing post office or letter box
• Section 181. Obstructing post and telegraph offices
• Section 182. Obstructing post and telegraph officers in the execution of duty
• Section 183. Contravening exclusive privilege of the Nigerian Postal Services Department

• Section 184. (Deleted by 1975 No. 30).

• Section 185. (Deleted by 1975 No. 30).

• Section 186. Negligently injuring telegraphs
• Section 187. Violation of secrecy
• Section 188. Resisting officers
• Section 189. Laying property in postal matter and telegraph works

Chapter 17 Criminal Code Act