Is flag burning illegal in Nigeria?
Criminal offense
Flying or exhibiting the national flag in a defaced condition is a criminal offense.
Nigeria is one of 55 countries classified “Criminal offense” for flag desecration — 82% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Algeria
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment in Algeria.
- Morocco
- Criminal offense Desecrating the national flag is a criminal offense under the Penal Code.
- Egypt
- Criminal offense Desecrating the national flag is illegal and punishable by a fine.
- Ethiopia
- Criminal offense Defacing the national flag is prohibited under the Federal Flag Proclamation.
- Spain
- Criminal offense Desecrating the national flag is a criminal offense punishable by a fine.
- Greece
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is illegal in Greece and punishable by up to two years of imprisonment.
Other laws in Nigeria
- Blasphemy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Apostasy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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