Any person who, having brought, or under pretence of bringing an action against another person upon a penal Act, law or statute in order to obtain from him a penalty for any offence committed or alleged to have been committed by him, compounds the action without the order or consent of the court in which the action is brought or is to be brought, is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one year.
Section 128 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria
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