Lawyer decries teenagers' involvement in pool betting

Date: 2017-08-18

An Ilorin based legal practitioner, Mr Segun Ekundayo, has expressed concern on the increasing number of underage persons participating in pool and games betting in Nigeria.

Ekundayo expressed this concern in Ilorin on Thursday while speaking. According to him, betting of any kind is a habit, which children under the age of 18 should not be involved at all.

The lawyer, therefore, called on the government at all levels to come up with a legislation that would checkmate underage persons from patronising bet centres.

He lamented that children were fond of sneaking out to such centres to play games while betting agents did allow them to do so.

"It is now commonplace in the country to see teenagers bet at Bet9ja, 1960 bet, Nairabet and Baba Ijebu betting centres without any fear of being arrested.

"Government, as a matter of urgency, should take a decisive action by discouraging such act henceforth for the sake of Nigeria.

"Security agents should be deployed to such centres to monitor any underage persons found engaging in pool betting as well as apprehend centre operators harbouring them," he said. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Adewuyi Funmilayo     Oke-Ode     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Age AbdulKareem     Towoju     Ahman Pategi University     School Of Nursing     Joseph Bamigboye     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     TESCOM     Garba Dogo     Yahaya Dumoye     Oyawoye     Kwarareports.com     Shuaib Jawondo     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     United Nigeria Congress Party     ASKOMP     Playing Host     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     IQRA College     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Ifelodun     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Oke Sunna     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Michael Nzwekwe     Shettima     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Yakubu Danladi     Kawu Baraje     Umaru Saro     Sayomi     Taofeek Ibraheem     N-Power     Usman Alkali Baba     Olaitan Adefila     Toyin Falola     Quarry Royal Valley     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     A.O. Belgore     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Tope Daramola     Yusuf Ali     Lawal Jimoh     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Rotimi Oyedepo     Eleja     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Baaziki Sulaiman     Computer Based Test     Makama Of Kaiama     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Michael Ologundea     AGM Professional Services     Ibrahim Bio     Oladimeji Thompson     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Owo Arugbo     Kwara 2015     Mogaji Aare     Farouk Salim     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Abubakar Lah     Yekeen Alabi     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Binta Abubakar Mora     Abatemi-Usman     VADA     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Bilikis Oladimeji     Yusuf Arowosaye     Ebola     Kumbi Titiloye    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Doyin Group     Kwara Politics     Muhammadu Gobir     Issa Manzuma     School Of Nursing     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Saidu Kawu     Siraj Oyewale     Centre For Digital Economy     Senate Presidency     Post Utme     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Zulkifli Ibraheem     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Muhammad Yahya     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Mustapha Olanipekun     Wahab Issa     Muazam Nayaya     Yemi Osinbajo     Igosun     Tunde Yusuf     NSCIA     IEDPU     Lithium Deposit     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Sabi     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     High Court     Buhari     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Tunji Moronfoye     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Olam Food Ingredients     The Herald     Salake     Durbar     Omu-aran     Kwara North     United Nigeria Congress Party     Moses Afolayan     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Kayode Alabi     Daud Adeshola     Yekini Adio     Yusuf A. Usman     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     IDPU     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Sidikat Akaje     Bayo Lawal     Sam Onile     KWASSIP     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Hajj     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Ronke Adeyemi     Yekeen Alabi     Turaki     Democracy Day     Ndama Al-hassan     Habeeb Saidu     Ahmad Ali     Niyi Ogundiran     Doyin Awoyale     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Wasiu Onidugbe     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Toyosi Thomas     Adebayo Salami     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Ilorin East