Having sex in car in public is criminal, says Lagos Police | The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

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Lagos State police boss, Imohimi Edgal has warned Lagosians against having sex in a car in a public space, whether the act is consensual or not.

A police spokesman Abayomi Shogunle said on Tuesday that having sex in a car parked in a public is not a crime insofar the “location is not a place of worship, parties are 18years and above, the act is consensual (agreed to by parties) and parties are of opposite sex.”

He insisted that persons who conform to the rules he mentioned cannot be arrested by the police.

He said if such persons are threatened with an arrest, they should lodge a complaint with the Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit of the Nigerian police.

But a spokesman for Lagos State police command said on Wednesday that such an act is not permissible in the state.

“Section 134 (a) Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015 prohibits any indecent act in any public place without lawful excuse. The law holds that such a person is liable on conviction to 2 years…



Source: Guardian Newspaper