Lagos Assembly Passes Bill Against Cultists, Parents

Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Unlawful Societies and Cultism (Prohibition) Bill 2020.

The bill was passed on Monday through a voice vote conducted by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, NAN reports.

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Obasa said the house 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 explained that this would further prohibit unlawful societies and cultism.

David Setonji, representing Badagry Constituency II, described the issue as a major challenge.

Setonji advisesd parents and guardians to take proper care of their children by ensuring they complied with societal norms and values.

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Obasa directed acting Clerk of the House, Olalekan Onafeko, to send a clean copy of the bill to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his assent.