Section 427: Receiving stolen property, etc.

Any person who receives anything which has been obtained by means of any act
constituting a felony or misdemeanor, or by means of any act done at a place not in
Nigeria, which if it had been done in Nigeria would have constituted a felony or
misdemeanor, and which is an offence under the laws in force in the place where it
was done, knowing the same to have been so obtained, is guilty of a felony.
If the offence by means of which the thing was obtained is a felony, the offender is
liable to imprisonment for fourteen years, except in the case in which the thing so
obtained was postal matter, or any chattel, money or valuable security contained
therein, in which case the offender is liable to imprisonment for life.
In any other case the offender is liable to imprisonment for seven years.
For the purpose of proving the receiving of anything, it is sufficient to show that the
accused person has, either alone or jointly with some other person, had the thing in his
possession, or has aided in concealing it or disposing of it.