Section 240: A. Offences relating to lotteries

Any person who‐
(a) gives or sells or offers for sale or delivers any lottery ticket or pays or receives
directly or indirectly any money or money's worth for or in respect of any chance in or
event or contingency connected with a public lottery; or
(b) draws, throws, declares or exhibits, expressly or otherwise, the winner or winning
number, ticket, lot, figure, design, symbol, or other result of any public lottery; or
(c) writes, prints, publishes, or causes to be written, printed, or published, any lottery
ticket, or any announcement relating to a public lottery; or
(d) advances, furnishes, or receives money for the purpose of a public lottery; or
(e) in any manner carries on, or assists in carrying on, or invites or solicits any person
to take part in, a public lottery,
is liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred naira or to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding six months.