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.

Kwara State Television     Abubakar Usman Jos     Daud Adeshola     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Bukola Saraki     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Omu Aran     Ahmed     Government High School Adeta     GRA     Sidikat Akaje     Adebayo Salami     NIRSAL     Yunus Oniboki     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Dagbalodo     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Stephen Fasakin     Rafiu Ajakaye     Hijaab     Oye Tinuoye     Onilorin Of Ilorin     HYPPADEC     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Oyelere Oyinloye     Emir Of Yashikira     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Donatus Ejidike     Ilorin Durbar     Osinbajo     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Zainab Abass     SGBN     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Nigerian Army     Hassan Taiye Salam     Post Utme     Funmilayo Oniwa     Government House     Olaitan Adefila     Ajuloopin     Arandun     Amos Sayo     Osi     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Oba Abdulrahim     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Saadu Alanamu     Bolakale Saka     Olabode George Towoju     Garba Dogo     NFAI     Mahe Abdulkadir     Siraj Oyewale     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Aliyu Alhassan     Local Government     Ademola Kiyesola     Ilorin Airport     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Akorede     Ayo Opadokun     Irepodun     CCEPE     Ogidi-Oloje     Sulyman Tejidini     All Peoples Party     Millennium Development Goals     Salman Jawondo     Ayegbeni     Saliu Oluwole     Oyin-Zubair     Lai Gobir    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Olusola Saraki     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Isa Aremu     Alaaya     Abubakar Baba     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Oloyede     Read With Me     Bankole Omishore     Saadu Alanamu     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Muhammed Abdullahi     Ibrahim Mashood     Yakub Ali-Agan     Elesie Of Esie     KWASIEC     Tafida Of Kaiama     Tafidan Kaiama     Durosinlohun Kawu     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Lateef Alagbonsi     Lanwa     Olosi Of Osi     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Maja     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     ANCOPPS     Radio Kwara     Radio SBS     Ahmed \'Lateef     Maigida Soludero Transit     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Harafat E. Mukadam     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Elerin Of Adanla     Gani Saadu     The Herald     Sheikh Ariyibi     Pakata Patriots     Emir Of Shonga     Eleyele     Lawal Olohungbebe     Oba-Solagberu     Sam Onile     George Funsho Adebayo     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Ebola     Wole Oke     Hussein Olokooba     Yakubu Shaaba     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Zara Umar     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Ayedun     Bola Magaji     Sobi Specialist Hospital     KWSIEC     Toyosi Thomas     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Taiwo Joseph     Oniwa     Kwara State Polytechnic     Sunday Otokiti     Fatimat Saliu     Ibrahim Gambari     Kwara State Pension Board     Public Holiday     Amoyo     Hassanat Bello     Ilorin Talaka Parapo