Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Unlawful Societies and Cultism (Prohibition) Bill 2020, which has ‘punishment’ for parents of convicted cultists as one of its components.
The House passed the bill during the plenary session on Monday through a voice vote conducted by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.
Mr Obasa said the House had included punishment for parents of cultists found guilty of cultism in the amendment of the Anti-Cultism Law, submitted by the state government.
The speaker said the punishment was to further prohibit unlawful societies and cultism, including other connected purposes in the state.
“Parents of cultists found guilty of cultism in the state ‘might be liable’ for punishment.
“The bill, if signed into law, will provide for the prohibition of unlawful societies and cultism in Lagos and for connected purposes.
“Though, we will also differentiate between the types of cultism in the country, so that we won’t solve one problem and create another,” he said.
The House did not specify the kind of punishment it was advocating.
Also contributing, David Setonji, representing Badagry Constituency II, described the issue as a major challenge for the state due to its ”commotion-causing devilish ideas
