Criminal Code Act
Section 224
Any person who-
(1) by threats or intimidation of any kind procures a woman or girl, to have unlawful carnal connection with a man, either in Nigeria or elsewhere; or
(2) by any false pretence procures a woman or girl to have unlawful carnal connection with a man, either in Nigeria or elsewhere; or
(3) administers to a woman or girl, or causes a woman or girl to take, any drug or other thing with intent to stupefy or overpower her in order to enable any man, whether a particular man or not, to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her;
is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years.
A person cannot be convicted of any of the offences defined in this section upon the uncorroborated testimony of one witness.
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