{"id":27042,"date":"2020-08-12T08:40:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T08:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=27042"},"modified":"2020-08-12T08:40:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T08:40:38","slug":"lawmakers-want-parents-of-youths-found-guilty-of-cultism-to-face-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=27042","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers want parents of youths found guilty of cultism to face punishment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Mudashiru-Obasa\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Lagos House of Assembly has hinted on having parents of youths found guilty of cultism in the state liable for punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the position of some lawmakers when a bill for the prohibition of unlawful societies and cultism in Lagos was considered by the assembly on Tuesday, August 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill was sent to the assembly by the Attorney General of the state, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on the bill, the House Speaker,\u00a0Mudashiru Obasa<\/a>, noted that it was necessary to differentiate various types of cultism in the country in order not to create another problem while solving one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said, \u201cWe need to look at the way and manner weapons are used. The existing law should be seriously looked into.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The speaker, thereafter, sent the bill to the House Committee on Judiciary, directing it to report back to the House in three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, the Majority Leader of the House, Sanai Agunbiade, in his contribution to the bill argued that sponsors of cultism were not captured under the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe suspected student should be investigated before suspension. Parents of students who engage in any cult group<\/a> should also be liable,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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