Section 248: Sale of matches made with white phosphorus: use of white

phosphorus in manufacture of matches
Any person who‐
(a) sells or has in his possession for the purposes of sale any matches made with white
(yellow) phosphorus; or
(b) uses white (yellow) phosphorus in the manufacture of matches,
is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of twenty naira, and any matches in respect
of which the offence shall have been committed shall be forfeited.
Chapter 24. Idle and disorderly persons; rogues and vagabonds; bringing
contempt on uniform