A former Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Aliyu Giwa, has warned married couples against cheating on their spouses no matter the reason that might arise.
According to the superintendent, being unfaithful to one’s partner is a criminal offence that attracts a punishment of two years imprisonment.
Giwa, who shook the table on Twitter on Saturday, said adultery contravenes section 387 and 388 of the Penal Code Law.
“Do you know? Adultery is a crime liable to 2 years imprisonment!” he tweeted.
“The “PENEL CODE LAW” section 387 & 388 state: 387. Adultery by a man. 388. Adultery by a Woman. Whoever, being a man/woman subject to any customary law in which extra-marital sexual inter-course is recognised as a criminal offence, has sexual intercourse with a person who is not and whom he knows or has reason to believe is not his wife/husband, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, is guilty of the offence of adultery and shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with a fine or with both.”
Since the penal code is only operative in the Northern region, however, the law applies only to the Northern part of the country.
Ezinwanne Onwuka, senior staff reporter and columnist with WAP is a Nigerian-based writer and content developer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her interests include reading, writing, researching and graphic designing.
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