Section 82 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Forcible detainer

Any person who, being in actual possession of land without colour of right, holds possession of it, in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace or reasonable apprehension of a breach of the peace, against a person entitled by law to the possession of the land, is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one year.

Section 82 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria

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