#OBSCURELEGALFACTS BY AROME ABU

FLOGGING OF RAPE CONVICTS

In Nigeria, the maximum penalty for the offence of rape is imprisonment for life. However, at times, convicts may also be caned on clothed buttocks or on bareback.

See section 358 of the Criminal Code Act and 283 of the Penal Code Act

AROME ABU IS THE PRINCIPAL PARTNER OF TCLP.

CAVEAT: Note that this information is provided for general enlightenment purposes and is not intended to be any form of legal advice.

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