Division 1 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Stealing and like offences

• Chapter 34. Stealing
  • Section 382. Things capable of being stolen
  • Section 383. Definition of stealing
  • Section 384. Special cases
  • Section 385. Funds, etc., held under direction
  • Section 386.. Funds, etc., received by agents for sale
  • Section 387. Money received for another
  • Section 388. Stealing by persons having an interest in the thing stolen
  • Section 389. Husband and wife
  • Section 390. Punishment of stealing
• Chapter 35. Offences analogous to stealing
  • Section 391. Concealing registers
  • Section 392. Concealing wills
  • Section 393. Concealing deeds
  • Section 394. Killing animals with intent to steal
  • Section 395. Severing with intent to steal
  • Section 396. Fraudulently dealing with minerals in mines
  • Section 397. Bringing stolen goods into Nigeria
  • Section 398. Fraudulent disposition of mortgaged goods
  • Section 399. Definition of mortgaged goods; consent of mortgagee
  • Section 400. Fraudulent appropriation of power
• Chapter 36. Stealing with violence: extortion by threats
  • Section 401. Definition of robbery
  • Section 402.. Punishment of robbery
  • Section 403. Punishment for attempted robbery, etc.
  • Section 403A. Conspiracy to commit robbery
  • Section 403B. Definition of firearms and offensive weapons
  • Section 404. Public servants demanding property, etc.
  • Section 405. Assault with intent to steal
  • Section 406. Demanding property with menaces with intent to steal
  • Section 407. Demanding property by written threats
  • Section 408. Attempts at extortion by threats
  • Section 409. Procuring execution of deeds, etc., by threats
• Chapter 37. Burglary: Housebreaking: and like offences
  • Section 410. Definitions
  • Section 411. Housebreaking: burglary
  • Section 412. Entering dwelling‐house with intent to commit felony
  • Section 413. Breaking into building and committing felony
  • Section 414. Breaking into building with intent to commit felony
  • Section 415. Breaking into place of worship and committing felony
  • Section 416. Breaking into place of worship with intent to commit felony
  • Section 417. Persons found armed, etc., with intent to commit felony
• Chapter 38. Obtaining property by false pretences: cheating
  • Section 418. Definition
  • Section 419. Obtaining goods by false pretences
  • Section 419A. Obtaining credit by false pretences or other fraud
  • Section 419B. Presumption as to false pretences in certain circumstances
  • Section 420. Obtaining execution of a security by false pretences
  • Section 421. Cheating
  • Section 422. Conspiracy to defraud
  • Section 423. Frauds on sale or mortgage of property
  • Section 424. Pretending to exercise witchcraft or tell fortunes
  • Section 425. Obtaining registration, etc., by false pretence

  • Section 426. (Repealed by Ordinance No. 20 of 1955).

• Chapter 39. Receiving property stolen or fraudulently obtained and like offences
  • Section 427. Receiving stolen property, etc.
  • Section 428. Unlawful possession of arms, etc., belonging to armed or police forces
  • Section 429. Receiving after change of ownership
  • Section 430. Having possession of thing reasonably suspected of having been stolen
  • Section 431. Unlawfully using animals or vehicles
  • Section 432. Suspicion of stealing animals
  • Section 433. Taking reward for recovery of property obtained by means of felony or misdemeanour
• Chapter 40. Frauds by trustees and officers of companies and corporations: false accounting
  • Section 434. Trustees fraudulently disposing of trust property
  • Section 435. Directors and officers of corporations or companies fraudulently appropriating property or keeping fraudulent accounts, or falsifying books or accounts
  • Section 436. False statements by officials of companies
  • Section 437. Defence
  • Section 438. Fraudulent false accounting
  • Section 439. False accounting by public officer

Division 1 Criminal Code Act