(b) if the property in question is a railway, or is a bridge, viaduct, or aqueduct, which is constructed over a highway, railway or canal, or over which a railway, highway, or canal passes, and the property is destroyed or Inland water, and the injury causes actual danger of inundation or damage to any land or building or (2) (a) If the property in question is a bank or wall of a river, canal, aqueduct, reservoir, or River bank or wall, or navigation works, or bridges The offender is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life.

(b) the destruction or damage actually endangers the life of any person, (a) any person is in the dwelling‐house or vessel or (1) If the property in question is a dwelling‐house or a vessel, and the injury is caused by the explosion of any explosive substance, and if‐ Malicious injuries in generalĪny person who wilfully and unlawfully destroys or damages any property, is guilty of an offence, which, unless otherwise stated, is a misdemeanor and he is liable, if no other punishment is provided, to imprisonment for two years.ĭestroying or damaging an inhabited house or a vessel with explosives Section 451 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria.

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