Section 333 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Preventing escape from wreck

Any person who unlawfully‐

(1) prevents or obstructs any person who is on board of, or is escaping from a vessel which is in distress or wrecked, in his endeavours to save his life; or

(2) obstructs any person in his endeavours to save the life of any person so situated, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life.

Section 333 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria

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