Oral and Anal sex are Criminal Offenses in Nigeria.
Before you argue, go back to the historical development/sources of Nigerian Criminal Law. These offenses originated from England and spread to English colonies with English law (via colonization). England itself has abolished most of these criminals laws relating to sexual orientation or preference. So has many erstwhile English colonies. India, just yesterday (theirs was broader to include consensual adult gay sex).
Oral and anal sex, Bestiality, Homosexuality were all forms of Buggery "Sodomy" (leave out the popular biblical notion of sodomy and focus on the English scope).
The English Buggery Act of 1533 and subsequent similar Acts were abrogated with time.
But in Nigeria, the law hasn't been abolished for antiquatedness. We'll keep pretending to be ultra-moralists. Just as we keep pretending Prostitution and Animal Cruelty are "punishable offences".
See Chapter 21 "Offences against Morality" - Section 214 of the Nigerian Criminal Code.
"Carnal Knowledge against the Order of Nature."
Oral and anal sex attract 14 years imprisonment on conviction.
However, because the law doesn’t explicitly mention Oral and Anal sex, in addition to the ludicrousness that’ll manifest if a police officer was to arrest suspects or if a judge was to convict a suspect, I doubt we can ever witness such a case in court.
What did they say about glass houses and stones?
But why would the Nigerian legislature keep leaving out-dated and absurd laws dormant?That's why we still see some penalties for certain offences still prescribing fines of N50.
Think about it though, say this law is enforced today and you find yourself in jail; you see very deadly macho men in the prison yard and they ask you what you did. Wetin you go talk abeg?
Anyway, for 90% of the men and women reading this, in case you're filling a form someday, and you see a question like: "Have you ever committed a Felony in Nigeria?"
Now you know the answer. 😌
