Section 196 - Negligent conduct causing danger to person or property.

Whoever does an act in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to a person or property, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any property or substance in his possession or under his control or with any operation under his control as is sufficient to guard against probable danger to human life from such property, substance or operations, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one hundred naira or with both.