There are many laws in Nigeria contained in various statute books. While some of these laws are known by many, there are other laws regulating the country which many are not familiar with. In this article, we would consider 8 laws in Nigeria that are not so common among the populace. They are:
1. Under the Criminal Code Act, any person who calls himself a witch or claims to have the power of witchcraft is guilty of a misdemeanour. Upon conviction, such an individual will be liable to an imprisonment term of two years.
2. According to the Army Colour (Prohibition of Use) Act, it is considered an illegal act if a person paints his car with the colour popularly known as Army green.
3. Under the Criminal Code Act, person would not be held guilty for the death of another person if evidence shows that the death did not occur within a year and a day after the supposed incident.
4. According to the Criminal Code Act, it is considered illegal to advertise a reward for the return of stolen or lost property while stating that no question will be asked or that the person would not be molested or beaten.
5. Under the law, where a person promises to marry another person and fails he or she can be sued to court. evidence satisfies the court, such person who breaches the marriage contract may be asked to pay compensation or damages.
6. According to the Criminal Code Act, the wife of a Christian marriage will not be held criminally responsible for an act she was compelled to do by her husband in his presence. An exception to this is if such act is an offence punishable with death, or that caused grievous harm to another person.
7. Under the Criminal Code Act, any male person who has not reached the age of 17, but is found to be guilty of an offence can be ordered by the court to be caned together with the punishments he is initially liable to receive. He could also be caned instead of receiving his original punishment.
8. Under the Matrimonial Causes Act, a person has the right to go to court and seek for an order preventing another individual from claiming to be their spouse. This is referred to under law as jactitation of marriage.
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