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.

Emir Of Shonga     Kayode Ogunlowo     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Yahaya Muhammad     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Saad Omo Iya     School Of Nursing     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Gabriel Fashanu     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Esuwoye     Ahmad Ali     Unilorin     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Ogidi-Oloje     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Sarkin Malamai     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Adeleke Ogungbe     IFK     Senate     Amule     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Olatinwo     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Yashikira     Okin Biscuits     Garba Ado Sanni     Orisa Bridge     Elekoyangan     Onilu     Kemi Adeosun     GANZY     Ibrahim Mashood     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Aminat Omodara     Elewu     Kuliyan Geri     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Yahaya Seriki     Photo News     Aisha Buhari     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Sunset Workers     Offa Descendants Union     Baboko     Omoniyi     Saliu Ajia     Umar Adelodun     KWATMA     Kazeem Adekanye     Owu Fall     Bisi Kristien     Femtech     Isiaka Yusuf     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Ethical College     Sobi FM     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Oju Ekun Sarumi     GGDSS Pakata     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Ahman Patigi     Al-Hikmah Radio     Alapansapa     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Ilorin International Airport     Olaiya Lawal     Jare Olatundun     Doyin Agbamu     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Olushola Saraki     Ope Saraki     Kulende     IQRA College    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Apata Ajele Secondary School     COEASU     Rueben Parejo     Aliyu Umar     Apaokagi     Kayode Ishola     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Amuda Aluko     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Boko Haram     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     MalHub     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Babatunde Idiagbon     Lanre Issa Onilu     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Alao Ayotunde     Ajasse-Ipo     AIT Ilorin     Balogun-Ojomu     Musa Abdullahi     Mubarak Oladosu     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Paul Olawoore     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Osuwa     Share-Tsaragi     Patigi Regatta     Admiralty Villa     Sun Qing Rong     Abiodun Oyedepo     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Okasanmi Ajayi     Ibrahim Abiodun     Hassan Saliu     Rex Olawoye     Haleeman Salman     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Simeon Ajibola     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     IYA YUSUF     Samuel Adaramola     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Hausa     Olusegun Adeniyi     Shonga     United Nigeria Congress Party     New Model Police Station     Justina Oha     Tosin Saraki     Muhammed Aliyu     Inside Kwara     Bursary     Egbewole     Ayobami Akanbi     KWATMA     Gbenga Awoyale     Saba Jibril     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Kanu Agabi     Tafida Of Kaiama     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Bareke     Mohammed Yisa     Labour Party     Elerinjare     GANZY