Section 207: Unlawful trial by ordeal: prohibited juju

(1) The trial by the ordeal of sasswood, esere‐bean, or the poison, boiling oil, fire,
immersion in water or exposure to the attacks of crocodiles or other wild animals, or
by any ordeal which is likely to result in the death of or bodily injury to any party to the
proceeding, is unlawful.
(2) The President or, as the case may be, the Governor of a State may by order
prohibit the worship or invocation of any juju which may appear to him to involve or
tend towards the commission of any crime or breach of peace, or to the spread of any
infectious or contagious disease.