Section 144 Child’s Right Act

Section 144 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Restriction on inter‐State adoption. It is under Part XII (Adoption) of the Act.

(1) Except under a licence issued pursuant to section 145 of this Act, no person shall permit or cause or procure the care and possession of a child to be given to any person outside the State in which the adoption order was made with a view to getting the child adopted by any person.

(2) A person who permits or causes or procures the possession of a child to be given to any person‐
(a) outside the State in which the fostering order was made or
(b) outside Nigeria with intent to getting that child fostered by that person commits an offence.

(3) A person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (i) of this section commits and offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of thirty thousand Naira or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(4) A person who commits an offence under subsection (2) of this section is liable on conviction to a term of‐
(a) in the case of an offence under subsection (2) (a) of this section, to imprisonment for a term of ten years;
(b) in the case of an offence under subsection (2) (b) of this section to imprisonment for a term of fifteen years.