KEBBI STATE PENAL CODE LAW,202

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Section 1. Short Title 1
Section 2 Commencement 1
Section 3 Interpretations 1
Section 4 Punishment for Offences Committed in the State 9
Section 5 Offences Against Laws of the State" 9
Section 6 Civil Remedies 10
Section 7 Contempt of Court 10
Section 8 Common Knowledge 10
Section 9 Presumption of Knowledge of an Intoxicated person 10
Section 10 Act Done by Person Bound or Justified by Law 10
Section 11 Act of Court of Justice 10
Section 12 Act Done Pursuant to the Judgment or Order of Court 11
Section 13 Accident in Doing a lawful Act 11
Section 14 Act Likely to cause injury, But Done Without Criminal intent
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Section 15 and of
Age to Culpability
Prevent Other Injury or to Benefit Person Injured 11
Section 16 Act of Person of Unsound Mind 11
Section 17 Involuntary Intoxication 12
Section 18 Act Not Intended to Cause Death or Grievous Bodily harm
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Section 19 Done
Act Notbyintended
Consent to Cause Death Done by Consent for a
Person's Benefit 12
Section 20 Correction of a child, pupil or servant 12
Section 21 Communication Made in Good Faith 12
Section·22 Act to Which a Person is Compelled by Threats 12
Section 23 Things Done in Private Defense 13
Section 24 Right of Private Defense 13
Section 25 Right of Private Defense Against Act of A Person of unsound Mind
etc. 13
Section 26 General Limit of Right of Private Defense 13
Section 27 No right of Private Defense When Protection of Public
Authorities Available 13
Section 28 Limitation of Right of Private Defense Against Act of
Public Servant 13
Section 29 When Right of Private Defense of the Body Extends to
Causing Death 14
 Section 30..When right of Private Defense of Property Extends to
Causing Death 14
Section 31..Right of Private Defense Against Deadly Assault when There
is Risk of Harm to Innocent Person.................14
Section 32..Punishment........................................14
Section 33..Limitation of Punishments.............................15
Section 34..Special Provision for Child Offenders.....................15
Section 35..Amount of Fine......................................15
Section 36..Sentence of Imprisonment for Default of Payment of Fine...15
Section 37..Imprisonment in Default of Payment of Fine...............15
Section 38..Fine Not Discharged by Death..........................15
Section 39 Limit of Punishment When Act Within Definition of More Than One Offence
Offence Made up of
Offences...........................................16
Section 40..Compensation......................................16
Section 41..Sentence of Caning..................................16
Section 42..Act Done by Several Persons in Furtherance of Common
Intention..........................................16
Section 43..When Such an Act is Criminal by Reason of its Being Done
With a Criminal Knowledge or Intention..................16
Section 44..Co-operation by Doing One of Several Acts Constituting an
Offence...........................................16
Section 45..Persons Concerned in Criminal Act May Be Guilty of
Different Offence....................................17
Section 46..Abetment Defined...................................17
Section 47..Abetment of Offence Defined..........................17
Section 48..Abetment if the Act Abetted is Committed in Consequence
And Where No Express Provisions is Made for its Punishment 17
Section 49..Abetment if person Abetted Does Act with different
Intention from that a Abettor..........................17
Section 50..Liability of Abettor when One Act Abetted and Different Act
Done..........................................17
Section 51..Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act
Abetted for act done.................................18
Section 52..Liability of Abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted
Different from that intended by abettor..................18
Section 53..Abettor present when offence committed liable as
Principal...........................................18
Section 54..Abetment of offence punishable with death or
Imprisonment for life if offence not committed............18
 Section 55..Abetment of Offence Punishable with Imprisonment if
Offence is Not Committed............................18
Section 56..Abetting Commission of Offence by the Public or by More
than Ten Persons...............................19
Section 57..Administering Unlawful Oaths.........................19
Section 581..Attempt to Commit an offence Punishable with
Imprisonment......................................19
Section 59..Criminal Conspiracy Defined...........................19
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Section 61..Unlawful Society Defined
Section 62..Punishment for Participating in Unlawful Society..........20
Section 63..Breach of Official Trust Defined........................20
Section 64..Punishment for Breach of Official Trust..................20
Sectión 65..Member of Unlawful Assembly Defined..................21
Section 66..Membership of Unlawful Assembly Defined..............21
Section 67..Punishment for Membership of Unlawful Assembly........21
Section 68..Joining Unlawful Assembly Armed with Offensive Weapon...21
Section 69..·Joining or Remaining in Unlawful Assembly knowing it
Has been Commanded to Disperse......................21
Section 70..Rioting Defined.....................................21
Section 71..Punishment for Rioting...............................22
Section 72..Rioting 'Armed with Offensive Weapon..................22
Section 73..Every Member of an Unlawful assembly is Guilty of
Offence Committed in'Prosecution of Common
Object.............22
Section 74..Promoter of an Unlawful Assembly Liable as a Member.....22
Section 75..Joining or Remaining in Assembly of Two or More Persons
Knowing that it has been Commanded to Disperse.........22
Section 76..Wearing and Carrying of Emblem,Flag etc................22
Section 77..Obstructing Public Servant When suppressing Riot, etc......23
Section 78..Disturbance of Public Peace...........................23
Section 79..Inciting Disturbance.................................23
Section 80..Public Servant Taking Bribe in Respect of Official Act.......23
Section 81..Taking Bribe in Orderto influence Public Servant..........24
Section 82..Abetment by Public Servant of offence Mentioned in
Sections 81-88 and 148..............................24
Section 83..Offering or Giving Bribe to Public Servants...............24
Section 84..Public Servant Obtaining Valuable item without
Consideration from Person concerned in proceeding or Business
Transacted by such Public Servant..............24
Section 85..Offering,or Giving Valuable item without Consideration.....25
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Section 87..Public Servant Dishonesty Receiving money or Property
Not Due...........................................25
Section 88..Public Servant Disobeying Direction of Law with intent To
Cause injury or to save person from punishment or Property from
forfeiture..............................25
Section 89..Public Servant Preparing Incorrect Document with intent
To.cause Injury.....................................26
Section 90..Public Servant in Judicial Proceedings Acting contrary to law.26
Section 91..Wrongful Committal or Confinement by Public Servant.....26

Section 92..Public Servant Intentionally Omitting to Arrest or Aiding

Escape............................................26
Section 93..Public Servant Negligently Omitting to Arrest or Aiding
Escape............................................27
Section 94..Public Servant Causing Danger by Ofnitting to perform
His Duty...........................................27
Section 95..Abandonment of duty by Public Servant..................27
Section*96..Public Servant Unlawfully Purchasing Property............27
Section 97..Falsely Personating a Public Servant.....................27
Section 98..Purporting to appoint any person to any office which is
within the powers of a state Government or Local Govt......28

Section 99..Wearing Attire or Carrying Token Used by Public Servants...28

Section 100.Absconding to Avoid Service of summons, Notice or Order...28
Section 101.Preventing Service or Publication of summons, etc.........28
Section 102.Failure to Attend in Obedience to an order from Public
Servant...........................................29
Section 103 Failure to produce document to public servant............29
Section 104 Failure to give Notice or information to public servant......30
Section 105Furnishing false information...........................30
Section 106 Giving false information with intent to mislead a public
Servant...........................................30
Section 107.Refusing Oathfor affirmation when duly required by
public Servant to make
it...................................31

Section 108.Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question

To make it.........................................31
Section 109 Refusing to sign statement............................31
Section 110.Resistance to seizure of property by lawful authority of
Public servant......................................31
Section 111 Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority
Of public servant....................................31
Section 112 Removing property under lawful seizure.................32
Section 113 lllegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by
Authority of public servant...........................32
Section 114.Obstructing public servant in discharge of function.........32
Section 115.Failing to assist public servant when bound by law to assist..32
Section 116.Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant..32
Section 117.Threat of injury to public servant.......................33
Section 118.Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from
applying For Protection to public
servant........................33
Section 119.Intentional insult or interruption to public servant
sitting In judicial
proceeding...............................33
Section 120.Giving false Evidence defined.........................33
Section 121.Fabricating false evidence defined.....................33
Section 122.Punishment for false evidence........................34
Section 123.Giving false evidence to procure conviction in capital
Offence..........................................34
Section 124.Giving false evidence to procure conviction of offence
Punishment with imprisonment.......................34
Section 125Using evidence known to be false......................34
Section 126Issuing or signing false evidence.......................34
Section 127 Using as true a certificate known to be false..............35
Section 128.False statement in declaration which is by law
receivable As
evidence.......................................35
Section 129.False translation...................................35
Section 130.Destruction of document to prevent its production as
Evidence.........................................35
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Section 131.Causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving
False information to screen offender...................35
Section 132 Taking bribe to screen an offender from punishment.......36
Section 133 Offering bribe in consideration of screening offender.......36
Section134 Penalty for habouring robber or brigand.................36
Section 135 Resistance or obstruction to lawful arrest of another person.36
Section 136 Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful
arrest Or
escape........................................37
Section 137.Resistance or obstruction to lawful arrest or escape, in
cases Not provided for by section
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Section 138.Fraudulent removal of property to prevent lawful
Seizure or execution................................37
Section 139 Fraudulently suffering Degree or order for sum not due.....38
Section 140Fraudulently obtaining Degree for sum not due...........38
 Section 141 Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer
Containing statement ór consideration..................38
Section 142 Giving false information respecting an offence............38
Section 143 Impersonation.....................................38
Section 144 Impersonation of a person named in a certificate..........39
Section 145Lending certificate for impersonation...................39
Section 146Impersonation of person named in a testimonial or
Character.........................................39
Section 147.Lending testimonial for impersonation..................40
Section 148.False charge of offence made with intent to injure
Lending testimonial for impersonation..................40
Section 149.Receiving bribe to help to recover stolen property.........40
Section 150 Influencing the course of justice.......................40
Section 151 Public nuisance defined..............................41
Section 152 Smoking in public place..............................41
Section 153 Sale of food or. drink not corresponding to description......41
Section 154 Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale............41
Section 155. Sale of adulterated food or drink.......................41
Section 156 Sale of noxious food or drink..........................42
Section 157 Adulteration of drug................................42
Section 158 Sale of adulterated drug.............................42
Section 159 Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation............42
Section 160.Fouling water of public well or reservoir.................42
Section 161.Making atmosphere noxious to health..................42
Section 162 Exhibition of false light; mark or buoy...................43
Section 163Obstruction on public ways or line of navigation...........43
Section 164.Employees engaged on work of public utility ceasing
Work without notice................................43
Section 165Negligent conduct causing danger to person or property....43
Section 166Negligent conduct with respect to animal................43
Section 167.Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise
Provided for......................................44
Section 168 Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue....44
Section 169 Obscene or indecent acts............................44
Section 170 Keeping a brothel..................................44
Section 171 Sales of obscene books,etc...........................44
Section 172 Obscene songs,etc.................................45
Section 173 Definitions in chapter XIV............................45
Section 174 Keeping gaming house or lottery office..................45
Section 175 Offences relating to lotteries..........................46

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Section 176 Ill-treatment of domestic animals......................47
Section 177 Over-riding and neglect of animal......................47
Section 178 Power to order temporary custody or destruction of
Animal...........................................47
Section 179.Insulting or inciting contempt of
religion.................48Section 180Vandalizing or defiling place of
worship..................48
Section 181Disturbing religious assembly.........................48
Section 182.Committing trespass on place of worship or funeral
Ceremony........................................48
Section 183.Offences and punishment relating to religion..............48
Section 184 Trial by ordeal.....................................49
Section 185 Harmful practice of religion and tradition................49
Section 186 Offences relating to witchcraft........................50
Section 187 Criminal charms...................................50
Section 188 Cannibalism.......................................50
Section 189 Unlawful possession of human part....................50
Section 190 Culpable homicide defined...........................51
Section 191 Culpable Homicide punishable with death...............51
Section 192.When culpable homicide is not punishable with death......51
Section 193.Culpable Homicide by causing death of person other
Than person whose death was intended.................52
Section 194.Culpable Homicide not punishable with death............52
Section 195.Death caused when intention is to cause bodily harm
or Grievous bodily harm only...........................52
Section 196.Death caused in act of committing offence...............52
Section 197 Abetment of suicide of child or insane person.............53
Section 198 Abetment of suicide................................53
Section 199 Attempt to commit suicide...........................53
Section 200 Attempt to commit culpable homicide..................53
Section 201.Attempt to commit culpable homicide not punishable
With death.......................................53
Section 202.Causing miscarriage................................53
Section 203 Death caused by act done with intentto cause miscarriage..53
Section 204Causing miscarriage unintentionally....................54
Section 205.Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive
Or to cause it to die after birth........................54
Section 206.Causing death of an unborn child by act amounting to
Culpable homicide.................................54
Section 207 Abandonment of a child or an adult....................54
Section 208Cruelty to person..................................55

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Section 209 Indecent treatment of a child 55
Section 210 Defilement of a child 55
Section 211 Child stealing 55
Section,212 Desertion of a child or an adult 55
Section 213 Desertion of pregnant woman or girl child 56
Section 214 Concealment of birth 56
Section 215 Duty of head of family 56
Section 216 Bodily harm defined 56
Section 217 Grievous bodily harm defined 57
Section 218 Voluntary causing harm defined 57
Section 219 Voluntarily causing grievous harm defined 57
Section 220 Voluntarily causing harm on provocation 57
Section 221 Voluntarily causing Grievous harm on provocation 57
Section 222 Voluntarily causing harm without provocation
Section 223 Voluntarily causing grievous harm without provocation 57
Section 224 . Voluntarily causing bodily harm or grievous bodily harm
By dangerous means 57
Section 225 Causing harm by means of poison with intent to commit
An offence 58
Section 226 Voluntarily causing harm to extort property or to constrain to
Commit an illegal act 58
Section 227 Voluntarily causing harm to extort confession or to
Compel restoration of property 58
Section·228 Voluntarily causing grievous harm to deter public servant from his
duty 59
Section 229 Causing harm by act endangering life or personal safety or
others 59
Section 230 Wrongful restraint defined 60
Section 231 Wrongful confinement defined 60
Section 232 Wrongful restraint 60
Section 233 Wrongful confinement 60
Section 234 Wrongful confinement after warrant or order or writ issued
For production or liberation 60
Section 235 Wrongful confinement in secret 60
Section 236 Wrongful confinement to extort property or constrain to
Commit an illegal act 61
Section 237 Wrongful confinement to extort confession or compel
Restoration of property 61
Section 238 Criminal force defined 61
Section 239 Use of criminal force 61
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Section 240.Assault defined
Section 241.Punishment for assault or criminal force without

Provocation 62

Section 242.Assault or Criminal Force with provocation...............62

Section 243.Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from

Discharge of his duty................................62
Section 244.Assault or criminal force on woman with intent to outrage
modesty...................................62
Section 245.Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of
Property carried by a person..........................63
Section 246.Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongful confine A
persòn..........................................63
Section 247.Kidnapping defined.................................63
Section 248Conspiracy, attempt and threat to commit kidnapping......63
Section 249.Aiding, abetting or assisting the escape of offender........63
Section 250.Harboring a kidnapped person, knowingly negotiating to
Obtain payment and knowingly receiving ransom..........64
Section 251.Arranging for one self's kidnap and false representation
As a kidnapped or abducted person.....................64
Section 252.Procuration of a person..............................64Secton
253 Importation of person from foreign country..............65
Section 254.Concealing or keeping in confinement kidnapped or
Abducted person...................................65
Section 255 Buying or selling of person for immoral purpose...........65
Section 256 Unlawful compulsory labor...........................65
Section 257 Traffic in person..............0....................65
Section 258.Rape, unnatural and indecent offences against the person...65
Section 259 Punishment for Rape................................66
Section 260 Unnatural offences.................................66
Section 261 Acts of gross indecency..............................66
Section 262 Unlawful detention with intent to have unlawful sexual
Intercourse.......................................67
Section 263 Sexual harassment.................................67
Section 264 Trans sexual offences...............................68
Section 265.Intentional aiding or abetting transposition into the
Opposite sex......................................68
Section 266.Attempt to transpose a person into the opposite sex.......68
Section 267.Forfeiture or destruction of property, facility or
Instrument used in transposition into the opposite sex.....68
 Section 268.Prohibition of illicit drink or banned substance............68
Section 269.Prohibition of the sale of illicit drink or banned substance...68
Section 270.Punishment for consumption of illicit drink or banned
Substance........................................68
Section 271.Theft defined......................................69
Section 272Punishment for theft................................69
Section 273Theft of cattle.....................................69
Section 274 Theft in dwelling house, etc...........................69
Section 275 Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master70
Section 276.Theft by preparing to cause death, bodily harm or restrain
In order to commit theft.............................70
Section 277.Extortion defined..................................70
Section 278.Punishment for extortion............................70
Section 279.Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion70
Section 280.Extortion by putting a person in fear of Death or grievous
bodily harm.......................................70
Section 281.Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence
punishable With
death.......................................71
Section 282 Robbery defined...................................71
Section 283 Brigandage defined.................................71
Section 284 Punishment for robbery.............................71
Section 85 Punishment for attempted robbery.....................71
Section 286 Causing bodily harm in committing robbery..............72
Section 287 Punishment for brigandage...........................72
Section 288 Brigandage with culpable Homicide.....................72
Section 289 Robbery or brigandage with attempt to cause death or
Grievous bodily harm...............................72
Section 290 Making preparation to commit Brigandage...............73
Section 291.Belonging to a gang of Brigands........................73
Section 292 Belonging to a gang of wandering Brigands...............7.4
Section 293 Assembling for purpose of committing brigandage.........74
Section 294 Criminal misappropriation............................74
Section 295.Punishment for Criminal misappropriation...............74
Section 296.Criminal misappropriation of property possessed by
Deceased person at the time of his death................74
Section 297 Criminal breach of trust..............................74
Section298 Punishment for Criminal breach of Trust.................75
Section 299 Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc...................75
Section 300 Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant...............75
Section 301 Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker,
 Merchant or agent......................................75
Section 302 Stolen property.........................................75
Section 303 Dishonestly receiving stolen property......................75
Section 304.Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the
Commission of brigandage or robbery.....................76
Section 305.Assisting in concealment of stolen property................76
Section 306.Having possession of thing reasonably suspected of being
Stolen..................................................76
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Section 307.Cheating defined........................................76
Section 308.Punishment for cheating.................................76
Section 309.cheating by impersonation................................76
Section 310 Punishment for cheating by impersonation.................76
Section 311Cheating a person whose interest offender is bound To
protect..............................................77
Section 312 Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property......77
Section 313 Mischief...............................................77
Section 314 Punishment for mischief..................................77
Section 315 Mischief by killing or maiming animal......................77
Section 316 Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc....................77
Section 317 Mischief in relation to water supply........................77
Section 318 Mischief by injury to public road, bridge,river or channel....78
Section 319 Mischief by inundation or obstruction to public drainage....78
Section 320 Mischief in relation to electricity and telecommunication....78
Section 321 Mischief by destroying or moving a public land mark........78
Section 322Mischief by fire or explosives with intent to cause damage...78
Section 323Mischief, by fire or explosive substance with intent to Destroy
Housé, place of worship, etc........................79
Section 324Mischief to a Decked vessel...............................79
Section 325.Mischief by fire..........................................79
Section'326.Running vessel aground or ashore with intent to Commit
theft............................................79
Section 327.Mischief committed after preparation made for causing
Death or bodily harm.....................................79
Section 328.Criminal trespass defined.................................79
Section 329 House Trespass defined...................................80
Section 330 Lurking house trespass defined............................80
Section 331 Lurking house trespass by night defined....................80
Section 332 Burglary defined..........................................80
Section 333 House breaking by night defined...........................81
Section 334 Punishment for criminal trespass...........................81
 Section 335.Punishment for house trespass...........................81
Section 336.House trespass to commit offence punishable with death...81
Section 337.Lurking house trespass or house
breaking..................81Section 338.Lurking house trespass or house
breaking by night defined..82
Section 339.Joint liability for lurking house trespass or house breaking
By night where death or grievous bodily harm caused.......82
Section 340.Breaking open receptacle containing property..............82
Section 341.Breaking open receptacle by person entrusted with
Custody...............................................82
Section 342.Lurking with house breaking implement...................82
Section 343Fabrication of false key or instrument.....................82
Section 344.Making a false document defined.........................83
Section 345.Forgery and forged document defined.....................83
Section 346.Punishment for forgery..................................83
Section 347.Forgery for public seal..................................83
Section 348.Using as genuine a forged document......................84
Section 349.Making or possessing counterfeit seal with intent to
Commit forgery........................................84
Section 350.Possession of forged record..............................84
Sectibn 351 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating
Documents............................................84
Section 352 Fraudulent cancelation or destructíon of document of
Title..................................................84
Section 353 Falsification of accounts.................................85
Section 354 Property mark defined..................................85
Section 355 Using a false property mark defined.......................85
Section 356 Punishment for using a false property mark................85
Section 357 Counterfeiting a mark used by another....................85
Section 358 Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant.............85
Section 359 Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting
A property mark........................................86
Section 360.Making of false mark upon any receptacle containing
Goods:................................................86
Section 361.Making use of any such false mark........................86
Section 362 Tampering with property mark...........................86
Section 363 Breach of contract of service during voyage or journey......86
Section 364.Breach of contract to attend to and supply wants of
Helpless person........................................87
Section 365.Deceitful inducing belief of lawful marriage................87
Section 366.Bigamy................................................87

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Section 367.Re-marriage with concealment for former marriage........88
Section 368.Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without
Lawful marriage...................................88
Section 369.Punishment for adultery.............................88
Section 370.Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent
a spouse.......................................88
Section 371.Incest..........................................88
Section 372.Defamation defined and exceptions thereto..............89
Section 373.Punishment for defamation..........................90
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Section 375 Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory......91
Section 376 Sale of printed or engraved substance containing
Defamatory matter................................91
Section 377 Criminal intimidation defined.........................91
Section 378 Punishment for criminal intimidation...................91
Section 379 Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication.....92
Section 380 Use of insulting or abusive language,etc.................92
Section 381.Word,gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of
A person........................................92
Section 382.Drunkenness in public place..........................92
Section 383 Drunkenness in private place.........................92
Section 384 Drinking alcoholic drink.............................93
Section 385 Effect of previous convictions under section 381,382 or
383.............................................93
Section 386. Idle person and vagabond defined.....................93
Section 387 Penalty on conviction as idle person....................95
Section 388 Penalty on conviction as Vagabond....................95
Section 389 Evidence of intent to commit an offence.................95
Section 390 Weapon defined..................................95
Section 391 The offence of thuggery and punishment................95
Section 392 Political thuggery and punishment....................95
Section 393 Sponsors of thuggery and punishment..................96
Section 394 Unlawful possession of weapon.......................96
Section 395 Unlawful use of premises defined......................96
Section 396 Punishment for unlawful use of premises................96
Section 397 Federal offences committed within the State.............97
Section 398 Obtaining flat of the Attorney General of the Federation....97
Section 399 Repeal of Penal Code Law (Cap.110)...................97
Section 400 Saving and transition...............................97