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.

Code Of Conduct Bureau     Donatus Ejidike     Balogin Alanamu     Iyeru Grammar School     Adamu Attah     Young Progressives Party     Yemi Osinbajo     COVID     Oladimeji Thompson     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Afetu Of Alabe     Surajudeen Akanbi     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Aliyu Salihu     Basit Olatunji     Innocent Okoye     Gbenga Olawepo     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Ayegbeni     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     A.O. Belgore     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Pilgrims Board     Third Estate     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Kwha.gov.ng     Abubakar Atiku     Bisi Kristien     Emir Of Shonga     CACOVID Palliatives     Medview Airlines     Kayode Laro     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Saliu Alamoyo     Jimoh Akani     University Road     Ekiti     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Taofik Abdulkareem     Ayo Adeyemi     Funmilayo Mohammed     Abioye Bello     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Reuben Paraje     Democracy Day     Usman Alkali Baba     Admiralty Villa     Balogun Ajikobi     Baba Idris     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Yakubu Danladi     Inside Kwara     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Saad Omo\'ya     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Buhari     Sanitation Exercise     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Sai Kayi     UNILORIN Alumni     Ibrahim Gambari     Tunde Kazeem     NSCIA     Ojuekun Sarumi     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Saeedat Aliyu     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Senate President    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Photo News     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Kwara Liberation Group     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Pategi     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Baba-Isale     N-Power     Makama Of Kaiama     Irepodun     AGILE Programme     Suleiman Abubakar     Marufat Oladosu     Adebara     Afetu Of Alabe     Bello Oyedepo     Unilorin FM     Alaro     NURTW     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Medview Airlines     Olusegun Adeniyi     MalHub     Galadiman Ngeri     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Yusuf Abubakar     Surajudeen Akanbi     Share/Tsaragi     Ahmed Alhasssan     Kale Kawu     Peculiar Allowance     Olatunji Ibrahim     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     ANCOPPS     Ado Ibrahim     Maja     Computer Based Test     Idiagbon     Osinbajo     Oyedepo     Rotimi Atere     Olupako Of Share     IESA     Ethical College     Public Holiday     Aliyu Umar     IFK     Dauda Adesola     Olokoba     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Olugbense     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     CKNG     Biliaminu Aliu     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Ibrahim Jawondo     Okin Group     Ramadan     Elections     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Damilola Yusuf     Kayode Zubair     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Adanla-Irese     Tsaragi/Share     Moji Makanjuola     Amina El-Imam     KWTV     Bureau Of Lands     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Iyaloja-General     Muslim Cementary