Is Bestiality a Crime in Nigeria?

by Stanley Alieke, Esq.

There is a wild trend of videos of girls having sexual intercourse with dogs in the Lekki area of Lagos state in exchange for money. The report (although unverified) stated that the girls are paid N1.5m to have sex with the dogs for the viewing pleasure of the dog owners.

Having sexual intercourse with animals is not a new thing in Nigeria, there have always been reported cases of some men caught making out with animals and previous cases of women making out with dogs and snakes.

Just Last year, a young boy was arrested by Oyo state’s security network agency (Amotekun) for having sexual intercourse with a calf.

A 25-old-man was also arrested by the police in Jigawa state in September of last year for making out with a goat in the Gwaram Local Government Area of the state.

Also, in 2014 An Upper Area Court in the Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory sentenced a 20-year-old tailor to one-year imprisonment for having sexual intercourse with a goat.

These and many other reported and unreported cases show that bestiality is not new in Nigerian society.

Is Bestiality a crime in Nigeria as of today?

Bestiality is the sexual intercourse between a person and an animal.

Section 214(2) of the criminal code provides:

“Any person who has carnal knowledge of an animal is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years.”

On the other hand, Section 284 of the penal code also provides:

“Whoever has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with a man, woman, or any animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine.”

This section seeks to punish all forms of penetrative sex generally between a man and a woman between human and animal.

Therefore, while people enjoy different sexual fetishes and like to explore different sexual fantasies, readers should note that Bestiality is a crime in Nigeria, it is punishable by a jail term of up to 14 years, according to Section 214 of the Criminal Code Act which is applicable in Southern Nigeria and S.284 the Penal Code Act while is applicable in northern Nigeria.

Stanley Alieke is a legal practitioner based in Abuja.
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Yes

Come to think of it why would a sane person choose an animal over fellow human beings.

So it's true that some gender will date monkey if money is grown on trees.

Beatiality is not a crime in some European countries like Hungary, Finland, Romania and some states in Canada

Bestiality is a crime everywhere

It's a crime and sin against God

One of the reasons God destroyed Soddom and Gomorrah..
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It's a very strong demonic possession that can lead one to such act....


May God save us from daughters of Jezebel..

Bestiality is a crime against the order of nature and animal abuse. It is equally a crime against all known religion ethics

NaijaGoBetter20:
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Beatiality is not a crime in some European countries like Hungary, Finland, Romania and some states in Canada

All sexual acts with animals now illegal in Canada with new bestiality law

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/animals/beastiality-laws-animal-sexual-acts-illegal-canada-1944245

Dogs have finally taken their doggy position