Section 445 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Setting fire to crops and growing plants

Any person who wilfully and unlawfully sets fire to any of the following things‐

(a) a crop of cultivated vegetable produce, whether standing or cut;

(b) a crop of hay or grass under cultivation, whether the natural or indigenous products of the soil or not, and whether standing or cut;

(c) any standing trees, saplings, or shrubs, whether indigenous or not, under cultivation, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years.

Section 445 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria

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