Section 13 of the Criminal Code – Meaning, Provisions, and What You Need to Know about Nigerian Criminal Code.
Section 13 of the Criminal Code Provides as Follows:
(1) Any person who, having while out of Nigeria procured another to do or omit to do in Nigeria an act of such a nature that if he had himself done the act or made the omission in Nigeria, he would have been guilty of an offence, afterwards comes into Nigeria, is by such coming into Nigeria guilty of an offence of the same kind, and is liable to the same punishment, as if he himself had done the act or made the omission in Nigeria.
Any person who, having while out of Nigeria counselled or procured the commission of an offence which is actually committed in Nigeria, afterwards comes into Nigeria, is by such coming into Nigeria guilty of an offence of the same kind, and is liable to the same punishment, as if he had been in Nigeria when the offence was committed.
(2) In this section, “offence” means an offence against any Federal law.
We hope this update has helped you understand Section 13 of the Criminal Code.
You may want to check out other relevant sections:
- Section 13A of the Criminal Code
- Section 14 of the Criminal Code
- Section 14A of the Criminal Code
- Section 15 of the Criminal Code