Advocacy for Better Implementation of Women Rights through Protection of Women: Specific Offences

The criminal code of the South and the Penal code of the northern part of Nigeria have several provisions to protect women from harm or sexual abuse and exploitation. Examples of such protection under the Criminal Code include (a) indecent treatment of girls under 16 years (section 222) (b) Abduction of girls under 18
years with intent to have carnal knowledge of her (see 225) (c)