Section 444 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Attempts to commit arson

Any person who‐

(1) attempts unlawfully to set fire to any such thing as is mentioned in section 443 of this Code;

or

(2) wilfully and unlawfully sets fire to anything which is so situated that any such thing as is mentioned in section 443 of this Code is likely to catch fire from it,

is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years.

Section 444 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria

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