Following the tweet of the ACP, Yomi Shongunle, saying that it is not a crime to have sex in a public place, The Lagos state commissioner of police, Edgal Imohimi, has come out to give a stern warning against the act saying that anyone who is caught will face a judgment of 2 to 3 years in prison, in a statement released by the command spokesman, Chike Oti he said; “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 imprisonment. 
Section 136 of the Criminal Law of Lagos state, 2015 provides that any person who commits any act of gross indecency with another person in public commits an offense and liable on conviction to 3 years imprisonment. It must be noted that section 134 which deals with offenses against morality particularly section 134 (a) have it that indecent act in a public place makes both parties engaging in the act liable to imprisonment for 2 years. In the same vein, section 231 of the Criminal Code Act which is a Federal law and applicable in states other than the northern states where Penal Code is applicable also make Indecent Acts punishable.
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