Chapter 3

Application of Criminal Law

 

 

10A.      In this Chapter-

 

                        "Federal law" means any Act enacted by National Assembly having effect with respect to the Federation and any Act enacted before the 1st day of October, 1960, which under the Constitution of the Federation has effect with respect to the Federation;

        

                        "law of a State" means any written law enacted by the House of Assembly of the State or having effect as if it were enacted by the said House of Assembly;

 

                        "law" includes any order, rule of court, regulation or proclamation made under the authority of such law.

 

11.           A person shall not be punished for doing or omitting to do an act of unless the act or omission constituted an offence under the law in force when it occurred.

 

12.          Where by the provisions of any Federal law the doing of any act or the making of any omission is constituted an offence those provisions shall apply to every person who is in Nigeria at the time of his doing the act or making the omission.

 

                With regard to such offences which are of such a nature that they comprise several elements, if any acts or omissions or events actually occur, which, if they all occurred in Nigeria, would constitute an offence, and any of such acts or omissions or events occur in Nigeria, although all pr some of the other acts or omissions or events which, if they occurred in Nigeria, would be elements of the offence occur elsewhere than in Nigeria; then-

 

(1)             if the act or omission, which in the case of an offence wholly committed in Nigeria would be the initial element of the offence, occurs in Nigeria, the person who does that act or makes that omission is guilty of an offence of the same kind and is liable to the same punishment, as if all the subsequent elements of the offence had occurred in Nigeria; and

 

(2)            if that act or omission occurs elsewhere than in Nigeria, and the person who does that act or makes that omission afterwards comes into Nigeria, he is by such coming into Nigeria guilty of an offence of the same kind, and is liable to the same punishment, as if that act or omission had occurred in Nigeria and he had been in Nigeria when it occurred.

 

                But in any such case it is a defence to the charge to prove that the accused person did not intend that the act or omission   should have effect in Nigeria. This section does not extend to a case in which the only material event that occurs in Nigeria is the death in Nigeria of a person whose death is caused by an act, done or omitted to be done, at a place not in Nigeria and at a time when he was not in Nigeria.

 

12A.   (1)       Where by the provisions of any law of a State the doing of any act or the making of any omission is constituted an offence, those provisions shall apply to every person who is in the State at the time of his doing the act or making the omission.

 

  (2)          With regard to any such offence which is of such a nature that it comprises several elements, if any acts or omissions or events actually occur, which, if they all occurred in the State, would constitute an offence, and any of such acts or omissions or events occur in the State, although all or some of the other acts or omissions or events which, if they occurred in the State, would be elements of the offence occur elsewhere than in the State, then-

 

(a)            if the act or omission, which in the case of an offence committed wholly in the State would be the initial element of the offence, occurs in the State, the person who does that act or makes that omission is guilty of an offence of the same kind and is liable to the same punishment as if all the subsequent elements of ,the offence had occurred in the State; and

 

(b)            if that act or omission occurs else where than in the State, and the person who does that act or makes that omission afterwards comes into the State, he is by such coming into the State guilty of an offence of the same kind and is liable to the same punishment, as if that act or omission had occurred in the State and he had been in the State when it occurred.

 

                 But in any such case it is a defence to the charge to prove that the Focused person did not intend that the act or omission should have effect in the State. This subsection does not extend to a case in which the only material event that occurs in the State is the death in the State of a person whose death is caused by an act, done or omitted to be done, at a place not in the State and at a time when he was not in the State.

 

13.           Any person who, having while out of Nigeria procured another to do or omit to do in Nigeria an act of such a nature that if he had himself done the act or made the omission in Nigeria, he would have been guilty of an offence, afterwards comes into Nigeria, is by such coming into Nigeria guilty of an offence of the same kind, and is liable to the same punishment, as if he himself had done the act or made the omission in Nigeria.

 

                         Any person who, having while out of Nigeria counselled or procured the commission of an offence which is actually committed in Nigeria, afterwards comes into Nigeria, is by such coming into Nigeria guilty of an offence of the same kind, and is liable to the same punishment, as if he had been in Nigeria when the offence was committed.

 

(2)         In this section, "offence" means an offence against any Federal law.

 

13A.        The provisions of section 13 shall apply in relation to Offences against a law of the State as they apply in relation to offences against a Federal law but as if references to Nigeria were references to the State.

 

14.           Any person who while in Nigeria procures another to do an act or make an omission at a place not in Nigeria of such a nature that, if he had himself done the act or made the omission in Nigeria, he would have been guilty of an offence, and that, if he had himself done the act or made the omission, he would have been guilty of an offence under the laws in force in the place where the act or omission is done or made, is guilty of an offence of the same kind, and is liable to the same punishment, as if the act had been done or the omission had been made in Nigeria.

 

14A.        Any person who while in a State procures another to do an act or make an omission at a place not in the State of such a nature that if he had himself done the act or made the omission in the State he would have been himself guilty of an offence against a law of the State, and that, if he had done the act or made the omission he would have been guilty of an offence under the laws of the place where the act or omission is done or made, is guilty of an offence of the same kind, and is liable to the same punishment, as if the act had been done or the omission had been made in the State.

 

15.           Members of the armed forces and of the police forces of Nigeria are subject to the special laws relating to the forces to which they respectively belong, but are not exempt from the provisions of this code.

 

16.          (Repealed by No. 43 of 1945.)

And y is it to "ibos"?

SW Lunatics on rampage.

Reading riot act since 1534 without action..... mtscheeeew.

when are u guys leaving southwest so u can start biafra quickly

Flets:
SW Lunatics on rampage.

Reading riot act since 1534 without action..... mtscheeeew.

Y*b*s in trouble!!!
Federal Republic of Biafra is still under construction.

Booked

Some people are in deep shit.

Icon4s:
And y is it to "ibos"?

You know nah don't You

tyson99:

You know nah don't You

What! ?

Op, stop this hatred. Why Ibos? Are they the only one in Lagos?

Make God just help us get this River Niger dredged, then we will know who will remain in Lagos.

Hahahahahahahahaha. IGBO KWENU

It will only end here, if you touch and Igbo man's business he will send you to Ooni with one blow

lonelydora:
Op, stop this hatred. Why Ibos? Are they the only one in Lagos?

Make God just help us get this River Niger dredged, then we will know who will remain in Lagos.

They are the only ones who believe Biafra's border extends to Lagos.

Icon4s:
And y is it to "ibos"?

because they are the ONLY nuisance in Lagos.

BuddahMonk:
It will only end here, if you touch and Igbo man's business he will send you to Ooni with one blow

Since we hit the street with those placards have you heard one poo from an Ibo about our heroic Dr? Has any Ibo say any more about a petition to his employers or to US Congress or UN?

Not a single word....not from Ohanaeze, not from Ibo leaders of trash, not from Ibo world congress, not even from faceless Ibos in Nairaland!

Fear of Yoruba is the beginning of Ibo wisdom!

bloody loosers!!
#fivepercenters!

MayorofLagos:


Since we hit the street with those placards have you heard one poo from an Ibo about our heroic Dr? Has any Ibo say any more about a petition to his employers or to US Congress or UN?

Not a single word....not from Ohanaeze, not from Ibo leaders of trash, not from Ibo world congress, not even from faceless Ibos in Nairaland!

Fear of Yoruba is the beginning of Ibo wisdom!

bloody loosers!!
#fivepercenters!

Anumanu.

azzima:
because they are the ONLY nuisance in Lagos.

Which Lagos? Eko land is a no man's land.

MayorofLagos:


They are the only ones who believe Biafra's border extends to Lagos.

Lagos is Biafra. Stop living in delusion. We are out to liberate you, your oba, babalojas and mamlojas from insanity and silly tradition. We owe Lagos. Oba should be sent to Alaba to pick litters. You jobs should be to go round idumota, trade fair complex, ladipo etc every morning to sing our praises from 2.30am to 8.00am with public address system equipment before your ogas come for their daily businesses.

I don't really get when I see trends like this.
65% of igbo in lagos are lagosians. U only know they are igbo by the name they answer. Many of my friends has never been to south east before. So what makes them south east. Even the retired ones get buried in lagos. A couple number of them return home only during festive period.

Is the lazy Mayor feeding anyone? this ill feeling country men/women should cry for God's wisdom. In Nigeria, nobody is working for anybody so it either we live in peace as a nation or in piece.

MayorofLagos:


Since we hit the street with those placards have you heard one poo from an Ibo about our heroic Dr? Has any Ibo say any more about a petition to his employers or to US Congress or UN?

Not a single word....not from Ohanaeze, not from Ibo leaders of trash, not from Ibo world congress, not even from faceless Ibos in Nairaland!

Fear of Yoruba is the beginning of Ibo wisdom!

bloody loosers!!
#fivepercenters!

Comedian

MayorofLagos:


Since we hit the street with those placards have you heard one poo from an Ibo about our heroic Dr? Has any Ibo say any more about a petition to his employers or to US Congress or UN?

Not a single word....not from Ohanaeze, not from Ibo leaders of trash, not from Ibo world congress, not even from faceless Ibos in Nairaland!

Fear of Yoruba is the beginning of Ibo wisdom!

bloody loosers!!
#fivepercenters!

From now on...it is fire for fire.........any further noise from the chest beaters and the deportation will be resumed in earnest.....

MayorofLagos:


Since we hit the street with those placards have you heard one poo from an Ibo about our heroic Dr? Has any Ibo say any more about a petition to his employers or to US Congress or UN?

Not a single word....not from Ohanaeze, not from Ibo leaders of trash, not from Ibo world congress, not even from faceless Ibos in Nairaland!

Fear of Yoruba is the beginning of Ibo wisdom!

bloody loosers!!
#fivepercenters!

. Yorubastards are only known for ranting and rapping. Carrying of placards! Just touch one igboman in the street of lagos and see what happens! Cowards

It baffles me on why the Federal has decided to keep calm on all these happening among the Igbos and Yoruba.
In other news, "Biafra my Motherland".

coolitempa:


From now on...it is fire for fire.........any further noise from the chest beaters and the deportation will be resumed in earnest.....

. We are representing you in the NA. Lols. Kill yaself

MayorofLagos:


Since we hit the street with those placards have you heard one poo from an Ibo about our heroic Dr? Has any Ibo say any more about a petition to his employers or to US Congress or UN?

Not a single word....not from Ohanaeze, not from Ibo leaders of trash, not from Ibo world congress, not even from faceless Ibos in Nairaland!

Fear of Yoruba is the beginning of Ibo wisdom!

bloody loosers!!
#fivepercenters!

The reason the Igbo community has kept silent over all these happening is because we believe "empty drums makes the loudest of noise". As my people would say,"Owughi mmiri niile zoro ka ana echu".

BuddahMonk:
It will only end here, if you touch and Igbo man's business he will send you to Ooni with one blow

Accursed son a biatch, have you finally solve your badluck problem? When will you pack out of that senile woman house, shameless ediot.

Nice one OP....
Now let us all support Biafra
Imagine a lagos void of igbos
Dats d dream of a yoruba man
I urge all Nigerians to endorse Biafra
No one can deport its citizens within its borders..
With biafra... We can..
Nobdy needs nuisance like igbos
Biafra benefits all...

azzima:
because they are the ONLY nuisance in Lagos.

Exactly
To eliminate this nuisance permanently
Let all yorubas endorse Biafra
Cos I hv not seen any do so...
Its lik having a headache and refusing to take drugs
Biafra benefits all

MayorofLagos:


Since we hit the street with those placards have you heard one poo from an Ibo about our heroic Dr? Has any Ibo say any more about a petition to his employers or to US Congress or UN?

Not a single word....not from Ohanaeze, not from Ibo leaders of trash, not from Ibo world congress, not even from faceless Ibos in Nairaland!

Fear of Yoruba is the beginning of Ibo wisdom!

bloody loosers!!
#fivepercenters!

Talk is cheap, do ur worst, enough of ur SILL..Y talk, start action mr IDIO.T. Lagos must b occupied, so far its still part of one Nigeria, Igbos must occupy it, u and ur likes ll do no poo. Grow up FOO.L, ds is 2015.

abduljabbar4:
Some people are in deep shit.

Hopless gworo selling monkey

He is so free to read d national anthem, I wish I care, One Nigeria, I repeat one Nigeria, one ppl... Until Biafra is achieved, Lagos n anyoda town, city, state in Nigeria is available to Nigeria citizen, including Igbos. Haters get behind me, I need a land in Lagos, who ll sale to me? Lol...