Things You Didn't Know Could Get You Thrown in Jail in Nigeria

BEWARE: 12 Everyday Things You Didn't Know Could Get You Thrown in Jail!

If you fight in public, you have committed the offense of Affray.” (Under Section 83 of the Criminal Code Act — Punishable by 1 year imprisonment)

If you stand by and refuse to help a police officer stop a riot, a fight, or arrest an offender when they explicitly ask for your help, you have committed the offense of Neglecting to Aid in Arresting Offenders.” (Under Section 201 of the Criminal Code Act — Punishable by 1 year imprisonment)

If you publicly insult, mock, or disrespect someone else’s religion, you have committed the offense of Insult to a Religion.” (Under Section 204 of the Criminal Code Act — Punishable by 2 years imprisonment)

If you deliberately disrupt a church service, mosque prayer, or even a funeral procession, you have committed the offense of Disturbing Religious Worship.” (Under Section 206 of the Criminal Code Act — Punishable by 2 years imprisonment)

If you challenge your neighbor, colleague, or enemy to a physical duel, or try to provoke them into fighting one, you have committed the offense of Challenging to Duel.” (Under Section 84 of the Criminal Code Act — Punishable by 3 years imprisonment)

If you buy, print, sell, or publicly display obscene books, adult videos, or explicit posters, you have committed the offense of Trading in Obscene Publications.” (Under Section 233D of the Criminal Code Act — Punishable by 2 years imprisonment)

If you treat a dead body with disrespect, or if you neglect to bury a deceased relative you are legally responsible for, you have committed the offense of Misconduct Relating to Corpses.” (Under Section 242 of the Criminal Code Act — Punishable by 2 years imprisonment)

If you get an official court or police summon to testify as a witness and you intentionally skip it, you have committed the offense of Contempt of Court.” (Under Section 133 of the Criminal Code Act — Punishable by 3 months imprisonment)

If you bury your deceased relative inside your residential compound without getting a written permit from the local authority, you have committed the offense of Unlawful Burial.” (Under Section 246 of the Criminal Code Act — Punishable by 6 months imprisonment)

If you forward or leak someone's private or intimate pictures online to mock or humiliate them, you have committed the offense of Online Harassment and Abuse.”
(Under Section 22 of the Cybercrimes Act — Punishable by up to 2 years imprisonment

If you secretly record a phone conversation or a physical chat with someone without letting them know, you have committed the offense of Recording Private Conversations.”
(Under Section 10 of the Cybercrimes Act — Punishable by up to 2 years imprisonment

If you log into your partner’s, friend's, or colleague's Facebook, WhatsApp, or email account without their explicit permission, you have committed the offense of Unauthorized Access.”
(Under Section 3 of the Cybercrimes Act — Punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment or a ₦5,000,000 fine

The law is not just for major criminals; it applies to our everyday actions.

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The law is not just for major criminals; it applies to our everyday actions.

Ignorance of the law is never an excuse in court

POLICE GO SOON TRACK YOU REACH HOUSE IF YOU DON’T STOP THIS BAD HABIT!

If you’re caught spreading fake news or false information online, just prepare yourself to chop stoney beans.

You see that urge to rush and share every piece of information you see online simply because your uncle, aunty, friend or untrusted source sent it to you? My brother, my sister, if you’re caught, nobody will spare you.

You go spend at least three years for Kirikiri wearing Chelsea uniform without even representing the club.

Do you remember that fake information you people were sharing about OPay a week or two ago?

The girl who reportedly first shared it on X (Twitter) has been arrested. By now, she may have started ordering Bokku bread to use and manage her stony beans if OPay no pity her.

Because if na me be OPay, I no go pity her at all.

But wait…

How this one take concern you?

I hope you remember that you also joined them to share the same unverified information, as usual.

That same habit of seeing something online and immediately forwarding it to WhatsApp groups, Facebook, X, TikTok or your story without checking whether it is actually true can land you in serious trouble.

The same way authorities reportedly tracked the person who first shared the information, them fit track you too one day if you don’t learn to stop the habit.

And if them no track you today, you may eventually share something that catches the attention of the right authorities.

In fact, if you continue this habit, one day I fit be the person wey go report you.

PLEASE, VERIFY BEFORE YOU SHARE.

Being the first person to share a piece of information does not make you intelligent. Sometimes, it simply makes you the first person to get into trouble.

And in Nigeria, depending on the circumstances and the specific law involved, deliberately publishing or transmitting certain false or misleading information online can attract criminal consequences, including imprisonment or fines.

For example:

Cybercrimes Act: Certain online communications involving false or misleading information, particularly where the statutory conditions are met, may attract criminal liability.

Criminal Code: Certain forms of false news or reports capable of causing fear, alarm or disturbance of public peace may also constitute an offence.

Defamation: Where false information is published about another person and unlawfully damages their reputation, there may also be legal consequences under applicable defamation laws.

So, before you press that “Share” button because your friend sent it to you, take a moment to ask:

Who originally reported this?
Where is the evidence?
Has any credible news platform confirmed it?
Can I verify it from an official source?

If you cannot answer these questions, leave the information where you found it.

Not every WhatsApp broadcast deserves your status.

Not every screenshot deserves your Facebook page.

Not every voice note deserves to enter your family group.

And not every information your favourite aunty sends you is from a very reliable source.

VERIFY BEFORE YOU AMPLIFY.

Because if them carry you go Kirikiri, you no go follow us see who go win next year election.

Ire o!

- Yushab Abolore Ayomide