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Chapter 21 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Offences against morality

  • Section 214. Unnatural offences
  • Section 215. Attempt to commit unnatural offences
  • Section 216. Indecent treatment of boys under fourteen
  • Section 217. Indecent practices between males
  • Section 218. Defilement of girls under thirteen
  • Section 219. Householder permitting defilement of young girls on his premises
  • Section 220. Defence to charge under preceding section
  • Section 221. Defilement of girls under sixteen and above thirteen, and of idiots
  • Section 222. Indecent treatment of girls under sixteen
  • Section 222A. Causing or encouraging the seduction or prostitution of a girl under sixteen
  • Section 222B. Allowing person under sixteen to be in brothels
  • Section 222C. Restriction on defence of reasonable belief
  • Section 223. Procuration
  • Section 224. Procuring defilement of woman by threats or fraud, or administering drugs
  • Section 225. Abduction of girl under eighteen with intent to have carnal knowledge
  • Section 225A. Persons trading in prostitution
  • Section 225B. Keeping a brothel
  • Section 226. Unlawful detention with intent to defile, or in a brothel
  • Section 227. Conspiracy to defile
  • Section 228. Attempts to procure abortion
  • Section 229. Attempt to procure own miscarriage
  • Section 230. Supplying drugs or instruments to procure abortion
  • Section 231. Indecent acts
  • Section 232. (Repealed by 1961 No. 51).

  • Section 233. Knowledge of age immaterial
  • Section 233A. Deportation of non‐citizens of Nigeria

Chapter 21 Criminal Code Act

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