Nigerian Penal Code Act

Section 239 - Concealment of birth Hurt

Whoever, by secretly burying or otherwise disposing of the dead body of a child whether the child dies before or after or during its birth, intentionally conceals or endeavours to conceal the birth of that child, shall be punished, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.

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