CRIMINAL CODE ACT

Section 224: Procuring defilement of woman by threats or fraud, or

2004Section 224 of 575Federal Republic of Nigeria

administering drugs
Any person who‐
(1) by threats or intimidation of any kind procures a woman or girl, to have unlawful
carnal connection with a man either in Nigeria or elsewhere; or
(2) by any false pretence procures a woman or girl to have unlawful carnal connection
with a man either in Nigeria or elsewhere; or
(3) administers to a woman or girl, or causes a woman or girl, to take, any drug or
other thing with intent to stupefy or overpower her in order to enable any man,
whether a particular man or not, to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her,
is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for two years.
A person cannot be convicted of any of the offences defined m this section upon the
uncorroborated testimony of one witness.

Cite this section

Section 224, CRIMINAL CODE ACT (2004).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/criminal-code-act/section/224/