Section 24: Slave dealing

Any person who-(a) deals or trades in, purchases, sells, transfers or takes any person in order or so that such person should be held or treated as a slave.
(b) places or receives any person in servitude as a pledge or security for debt whether then due and owing, or to be incurred or contingent whether under the name of a pawn or by whatever other name such person may be called or known,
(c) conveys or induces any person to come within the limits of Nigeria in order or so that such person should be held, possessed, dealt with or treated in, purchased, sold, or transferred as a slave or be placed in servitude as a pledge or security for debt,
(d) holds or possesses any person as a slave,
(e) enters into any contract or agreement with or without consideration of doing any of these or accomplishing any of the purposes enumerated in this section, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for life.