#ObscureLelegalFacts by Arome Abu

PENALTY FOR EATING DEAD HUMAN BODY PARTS IN NIGERIA.

In Nigeria, it is an offence to eat any part of a dead human body.

PENALTY
Imprisonment for 2 years.

See Section 242(2) of the Criminal Code.

In the days of yore, cannibalism was a common practice in Nigeria.

In February 1999, an alleged cannibal, Clifford Orji was arrested for human flesh eating and selling.

After his arrest, freshly cooked soups with human bones, legs & hands were discovered at his make-shift home at the popular Toyota Bus Stop on the Oshodi-Isolo Expressway.

In August 2012, Orji died in his sleep after over 19 years of detention without being tried by a court of law.

Arome Abu is the Managing Partner of Abu & Olaniyan Partners.

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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