The Managing Partner of Universe Attorneys, Akande Paul, has warned Nigerians against the act of having sexual intercourse with animals.
He said such an act is against the Criminal Code Act and the Penal Code Act in Nigeria and it attracts 12 years of imprisonment.
The lawyer said this in a chat with The Punch on Saturday after a viral video of a dog having sex with a female surfaced online.
The video was said to be recorded in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria but there was no proof to validate the venue.
However, the lawyer in his chat with The Punch also explained some of the sections of the law stating that “It is a Criminal offense for anybody in Nigeria to have sex with lower animals like dogs, horses, cats, cows, etc.
“Oral sex (‘receiving head’) from an animal is a sexual act which constitutes a sexual offense.
“In Nigeria, it is an offense to engage in bestiality (having canal knowledge of an animal).
“The punishment is 14 years imprisonment upon conviction based on Section 214 of the Criminal Code Act; Section 284 of the Penal Code Act.”
Section 214 of the Criminal Code Act states that “Any person who- (1) has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature; or (2) has carnal knowledge of an animal; or (3) permits a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature; is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years.”
Section 284 of the Penal Code Act states that “Whoever has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine.”
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