Section 400 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Fraudulent appropriation of power

Any person who fraudulently abstracts or diverts to his own use or to the use of any other person any mechanical, illuminating, or electrical power derived from any machine apparatus, or substance, the property of another person, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for three years.

The offender cannot be arrested without warrant.

Section 400 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria

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