Section 223: Procuration

Any person who
(1) procures a girl or woman who is under the age of eighteen years to have unlawful
carnal connection with any other person or persons either in Nigeria or elsewhere; or
(2) procures a woman or girl to become a common prostitute either in Nigeria or
elsewhere; or
(3) procures a woman or girl to leave Nigeria with intent that she may become an
inmate of a brothel elsewhere; or
(4) procures a woman or girl to leave her usual place of abode in Nigeria, with intent
that she may, for the purposes of prostitution, become an inmate of a brothel either in
Nigeria or elsewhere,
is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for two years.
A person cannot be convicted of any of the offences defined in this section of this Code
upon the uncorroborated testimony of one witness.
The offender may be arrested without warrant.