Section 174: Forgery of documents etc for the purpose of obtaining property of deceased seaman

A person who, for the purpose of obtaining any property of a deceased seaman or cadet for himself or any other person-
(a)
forges or fraudulently alters, or assists in forging or fraudulently altering, or produces to be forged or fraudulently altered, any document purporting to show or assist in showing any right to the property; or
(b)
makes use of any document which has been so forged or fraudulently altered as mentioned in paragraph (a) of this section;
(c)
gives or assists in giving, or produces to be given, any false evidence, knowing the same to be false;
(d)
makes or assists in making, or produces to be made, any false representation, knowing the same to be false; or
(e)
assists in producing any false evidence or representation or causes any such evidence or representation to be given or made, knowing the same to be false, commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not less than two hundred thousand Naira or to imprisonment for a term not less than two years or to both.