Police Caution Nigerians Against Buying or Receiving Stolen Property
By Trek Africa Newspaper
The Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi warns Nigerians against receiving, keeping, or buying stolen items.
On Friday, Adejobi cited Section 427 of the Criminal Code Act in post on X.com, which declares that knowingly receiving stolen goods obtained through criminal means constitutes a felony offense.
Section 427 of the Criminal Code Act, states that “Any person who receives anything which has been obtained by means of any act constituting a felony or misdemeanour, or by means of any act done at a place not in Nigeria, which if it had been done in Nigeria would have constituted a felony or misdemeanour, and which is an offence under the laws in force in the place where it was done, knowing the same to have been so obtained, is guilty of a felony.
“If the offence by means of which the thing was obtained is a felony, the offender is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years, except in the case in which the thing so obtained was postal matter, or any chattel, money or valuable security contained therein, in which case the offender is liable to imprisonment for life.
“In any other case, the offender is liable to imprisonment for seven years.
He advised people to be cautious and not receive, keep, or buy items unless they are sure of their sources.
He wrote: “Receiving stolen property is a criminal offence. Don’t receive for, keep or buy items you are not sure of their sources. Such could be dangerous and land someone in prison. See sec 427 of the criminal code.”
