Morality is the belief or recognition that certain behaviours are either “good”
or “bad and our morality plays a crucial role when formulating laws and
policies. Take for instance, the recent Same Sex Marriage Prohibition law or as
is most popularly called the “anti-gay law” passed into law in Nigeria, the protagonist
of this legislation argue that it is a reflection of our morality and
represents the voice of majority of the Nigerian public on the subject. But before
we go into a never ending debate on gay rights, let’s stay on course. There are other numerous offences in Nigeria
which are seen as an offence against morality and some are provided for in the
Criminal & Penal Codes, this blawg will be outlining the offences against
morality as stated under Chapter 21 of the Criminal Code.
1.
It is an
offence to have carnal knowledge