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Sex in car is criminal, Lagos Police counters Abayomi Shogunle

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6 years ago

December 12, 2018

The Lagos State Police Command has described as “misplaced” a tweet credited to the head of the Police Complaint Rapid Response Unit , Abayomi Shogunle , who said that having sex in a car is not criminal .The Command spokesperson, Chike Oti , said it was indecent to have sex in a car in public place , and that it ’ s not only in Lagos , but also in the entire country .

He said that under Lagos laws , couples are liable to between two – to three – year imprisonment upon conviction .

Shogunle in a tweet, had said, “ Sex in a car in a public place is not a crime in Nigeria provided ;

1 . Location is not a place of worship

2 . Parties are 18 yrs +

3 . The act is consensual ( agreed to by parties )

4 . Parties are of opposite sex

If threatened with arrest over above, pls contact @ POLICENG _ PCRRU . ”

But Oti said the state Commissioner of Police , Edgal Imohimi , had received legal advice on the matter .

He said, “ The CP Lagos has been advised by the Director of Public Prosecution of the state Ministry of Justice and the Legal Department of the State Police Command , Panti, Yaba , with relevant sections of the law as follows : Section 134 ( a ) Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015 prohibits any indecent act in any public place without lawful excuse .

“The law holds that such person is liable on conviction to two years ’ imprisonment .

“Section 136 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State , 2015 provides that any person who commits any act of gross indecency with another person in public commits an offence and liable on conviction to three years ’ imprisonment .

“It must be noted that Section 134 which deals with offences against morality , particularly section 134 ( a ) , has it that indecent act in a public place makes both parties engaging in the act liable to imprisonment for two years .

“ In the same vein, Section 231 of the Criminal Code Act , which is a Federal law and applicable in states other than the northern states where Penal Code is applicable , also make Indecent Acts punishable .

“Going forward , the authorities of the Lagos State Police Command hereby declare that the assertion that sex in a car in a public place is not a crime in Nigeria is misplaced, as the provisions of the Criminal Law of Lagos State prohibit such acts in public , even if it is done with consent of the other party .

“To this end , the Commissioner of Police , CP Edgal Imohimi , wants Lagosians to be guided by relevant sections of the law against such acts. ”