DESPITE THE ONGOING CIRCULATION OF THE CHILD BILL PASSED IN NIGERIA, BELOW IS AN EXTRACT OF THE REAL BILL.
218. Any person who has unlawful carnal
knowledge of a girl under the age of thirteen years
is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for life, with or without caning.
A prosecution for either of the offenses defined in this section shall be begun within two months
after the offense is committed.
A person cannot he convicted of either of the offences defined in this section upon the uncorroborated testimony of one witness.
219. Any person who, being the owner or occupier of any premises, or having, or acting, or assisting in the management or control of any
premises, induces or knowingly permits any girl of such age as is in this section mentioned to resort
to or be in or upon such premises for the purpose of being unlawfully carnally known by any man,
whether a particular man or not, is guilty of an
offence.
If the girl is of or above thirteen and under sixteen
years of age, he is guilty of a misdemeanour and
is liable to imprisonment for two years, with or
without caning.
If the girl is under the age of thirteen years, he is
guilty of felony, and is liable to imprisonment for
life, with or without caning.
220. *It is a defence to a charge of any of the
offences defined in the last preceding section to
prove that the accused person believed, on
reasonable grounds, that the girl was of or above
the age of sixteen years.
221. Any person who-
(1) has or attempts to have unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl being of or above thirteen years and under
sixteen years of age; or
(2) knowing a woman or girl to be an id.iot or imb*ecile, has or attempts to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her;
is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is liable to imprisonment for two years, with or without caning.
*It is a defence to a charge of either of the
offences firstly defined in this section to prove
that the accused person believed, on reasonable
grounds, that the girl was of or above the age of
sixteen years.
A prosecution for any of the offences defined in
this section shall be begun within two months
A person cannot be convicted of any of the
offences defined in this section upon the
uncorroborated testimony of one witness.
222. Any person who unlawfully and
indecently deals with a girl under the age of sixteen years is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is
liable to imprisonment for two years, with or without caning.
If the girl is under the age of thirteen years, he is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for
three years, with or without caning.
*It is a defence to a charge of the offence defined
in this section to prove that the accused person
believed, on reasonable grounds, that the girl was
of or above the age of sixteen years.
The term "deal with" includes doing any act which,
if done without consent, would constitute an
assault, as hereinafter defined.
222A.
(1) Whoever, having the custody, charge or care of a girl under the age of sixteen years, causes or encourages the seduction, unlawful carnal knowledge or prostitution of, or
the commission of an indecent assault upon, such a girl, shall be liable to imprisonment for two
years.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to have caused or encouraged the seduction, unlawful carnal
knowledge or prostitution of, or the commission
of an indecent assault upon, a girl who has been
seduced, unlawfully carnally known, or indecently
assaulted, or who has become a prostitute, if he
has knowingly allowed her to consort with, or to
enter or continue in the employment of, any
prostitute or person of known immoral character.
222B.
(1) Whoever, having the custody,
charge or care of a child or young person who has
attained the age of four years and is under the
age of sixteen years, allows that child or young
person to reside in or frequent a brothel, shall be
liable. to a fine of one hundred naira or to
imprisonment for six months or to both such fine
and imprisonment.
(2) If upon the trial of a person charged
with an offense against section 219 the facts
proved in evidence authorize a conviction for an
offense against this section, the person charged
may be convicted of the offense against this
section although he was not charged with that
offence.
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