Section 224 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Procuring defilement of woman by threats or fraud, or administering drugs

Any person who‐

(1) by threats or intimidation of any kind procures a woman or girl, to have unlawful carnal connection with a man either in Nigeria or elsewhere; or

(2) by any false pretence procures a woman or girl to have unlawful carnal connection with a man either in Nigeria or elsewhere; or

(3) administers to a woman or girl, or causes a woman or girl, to take, any drug or other thing with intent to stupefy or overpower her in order to enable any man, whether a particular man or not, to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her,

is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for two years.

A person cannot be convicted of any of the offences defined m this section upon the uncorroborated testimony of one witness.

Section 224 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria

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