The House made the submission during plenary in Lagos after the Bill had scaled through the second reading through a voice votes.
“Parents of cultists found guilty of cultism in the state might be liable for punishment, if the Bill for a law to provide for the prohibition of unlawful societies and cultism in Lagos and for connected purposes is passed. Contributing, Majority Leader of the House, Mr Sanai Agunbiade , said that sponsors of cultism could not be captured under the Bill.He said there must be a prove before suspending any student found guilty of cultism, adding that suspending a student without proven guilty was already a punishment.
According to him, Cultism is what we need to guide against with the information we are hearing on terrorism. He cited example of Aye Fraternity eight day celebration held in his constituency, which led to destruction of property.
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