Section 7 of the Criminal Code – Meaning, Provisions, and What You Need to Know about Nigerian Criminal Code.
Section 7 of the Criminal Code Provides as Follows:
When an offence is committed, each of the following persons is deemed to have taken part in committing the offence and to be guilty of the offence, and may be charged with actually committing it‐
(a) every person who actually does the act or makes the omission which constitutes the offence;
(b) every person who does or omits to do any act for the purpose of enabling or aiding another person to commit the offence;
(c) every person who aids another person in committing the offence;
(d) any person who counsels or procures any other person to commit the offence.
In the fourth case, he may be charged either with himself committing the offence or with counselling or procuring its commission.
A conviction of counselling or procuring the commission of an offence entails the same consequences in all respects as a conviction of committing the offence.
Any person who procures another to do or omit to do any act of such a nature that, if he had himself done the act or made the omission, that act or omission would have constituted an offence on his part, is guilty of an offence of the same kind, and is liable to the same punishment, as if he had himself done the act or made the omission; and he may be charged with himself doing the act or making the omission.
We hope this update has helped you understand Section 7 of the Criminal Code.
You may want to check out other relevant sections:
- Section 8 of the Criminal Code
- Section 9 of the Criminal Code
- Section 10 of the Criminal Code
- Section 11 of the Criminal Code