Section 136 - Failure to attend in obedience to an order from public officer.

Whoever, having been required by a summons, notice, order or proclamation proceeding from any public officer legally competent as such a public officer to issue the same to attend in person or by agent at a certain time and place, intentionally and without reasonable cause refuses or omits to attend at the place and time or departs from that place before the time at which it is lawful for him to depart, shall be punished-

(a) with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to twenty naira or with both; or

(b) if the summons, notice, order or proclamation is to attend in person or by agent in a court of justice, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to forty naira or with both.