Section 148: A. Unlawful inquiries with the object of making counterfeit coins

(1) Any person who without authority or excuse, the proof whereof lies on him, either
orally or in writing makes any inquiry of any other person whether such last‐mentioned
person be in Nigeria or at any place not in Nigeria‐
(a) as to obtaining or supplying or as to the cost of obtaining or supplying any
machine, stamp, tool, instrument, metal or material which is adapted or is intended to
be used‐
(i) to make the resemblance of both or either sides of any current coin or any part of
either side thereof; or
(ii) to mark any coin or disc resembling coin or intended to resemble coin round the
edges with marks, figures or letters apparently resembling those on the edges of any
current coin; or
(iii) to cut round blanks out of metal or other substance,
knowing such machine, stamp, tool, instrument, metal or material to have been
adapted or intended to be used for making any counterfeit coin or for performing any
process in the manufacture of counterfeit coin; or
(a) as to making, obtaining or supplying or as to the cost of making, obtaining or
supplying any counterfeit coin,
is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for one year.
(2) In the case of written inquiries in connection with any of the matters or subjects to
which subsection (1) of this section relates, the fact that such inquiries were reduced
into writing shall be sufficient proof of an attempt to commit the offence and the
offender shall be subject to a like penalty as if he had committed the offence.