In Nigeria, Sleeping With An Animal Is Punishable By 14 Years In Prison
In Nigeria, Universe Attorneys’ Managing Partner, Akande Paul, has issued a warning against sleeping with an animal.
In an interview with The PUNCH on Saturday, he stated this.
Concerns over a viral video of a canine having an affair with a woman prompted the warning.
The video was allegedly shot in Nigeria, but The PUNCH was unable to verify its veracity.
The Criminal Code Act and the Penal Code Act, according to Akande, make sleeping with an animal illegal.
In Nigeria, sleeping with an animal is punishable by 14 years in prison, he explained.
He said, “It is a Criminal offence for anybody in Nigeria to have sex with lower animals like dogs, horses, cats, cows, etc.
“In Nigeria, it is an offense to engage in bestiality (having canal knowledge of an animal).
“The punishment is 14 years imprisonment upon conviction based on Section 214 of the Criminal Code Act; Section 284 of the Penal Code Act.”
Section 214 of Criminal Code Act states that “Any person who- (1) has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature; or (2) has carnal knowledge of an animal; or (3) permits a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature; is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years.”
Section 284 of the Penal Code Act states that “Whoever has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine.”
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