Nigerian Penal Code Act

Section 20 - Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant.

When property is in the possession of a person's wife, clerk or servant on account of that person, it is in that person's possession within the meaning of this Penal Code.

Explanation

A person employed temporarily or on a particular occasion in the capacity of a clerk or servant, is a clerk or servant within the meaning of this section.

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