Section 239: Penalties for armed or bodily assault of an officer

1 Any person who threatens an officer with a weapon or threatens to strike an officer with a weapon or threatens to inflict bodily harm on an officer commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of 10 years.

2 Any person who strikes an officer with a weapon or by assault causes bodily injury to an officer commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of 20 years.

3 Where death to an officer occurs as a result of the offences under subsections (1) and (2), the accused person shall be proceeded against as provided under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act. [Act No. 13, 2015]