Section 418 - Consecutive sentence of imprisonment

(1) Where a sentence of imprisonment is passed on a convict by a court, it may order that the sentence shall commence at the expiration of any term of imprisonment to which that convict has been previously sentenced by a competent court in Nigeria.

(2) Where two or more sentences passed by a Magistrate court are ordered to run consecutively, the aggregate term of imprisonment shall not exceed four years of the limit of jurisdiction of the adjudicating Magistrate.