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SECTION 19: Battery

Part of: Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015

(1) A person who batters his or her spouse commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or to a fine not exceeding N200,000.00 or both. (2) A person who attempts to commit the act of…

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