Nigerian Penal Code Act

Section 211 - Injuring or defiling place of worship.

Whoever destroys, damages or defiles any place of worship or any object held sacred by any class of persons with the intention of thereby insulting the religion of any class of persons or with the knowledge that any class of persons is likely to consider such destruction, damage or defilement an insult to their religion, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with a fine or with both.

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