One decade " 10 years" jail term, ₦ 5m forfeiture await Nigerians who do not recite new public hymn

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 The House of Representatives has introduced the Counter Subversion Bill 2024, proposing harsh penalties for Nigerians who refuse to recite the national hymn, destroy public symbols, or deface places of deification. 

The bill, sponsored by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas [legit.ng]

Under the proposed legislation, individualities who refuse to recite the public hymn face a forfeiture of ₦ 5 million, a 10- years prison judgment, or both. According to Sahara journalists, the bill also extends this discipline to anyone set up shamefaced of destroying public symbols or defacing a place of deification with intent to incite violence.

" The bill stipulates that anyone who will be caught destroying public symbols, refusing to recite the public hymn and pledge, defacing a place of deification with intent to incite violence, or undermining the Federal Government shall face a forfeiture of N5 million, a 10- time captivity judgment, or both," reads a section of the proposed law. 

Farther, the bill outlines penalties for other instigative acts," Anyone who sets up an illegal roadblock, performs unauthorized business duties, imposes an illegal curfew, or organizes an unlawful procession will be subject to a forfeiture of ₦ 2 million, five years in jail, or both upon conviction.

" Moreover, those who strongly take over places of deification, public or private spaces, or commit analogous acts through constraint or overdue influence face similar consequences.

 The bill also targets individualities who pledge fidelity to organizations disregarding Nigeria's sovereignty, assessing a forfeiture of ₦ 3 million or over to four times in captivity for similar offences.

 This bill follows the recenter-adoption of Nigeria's old public hymn," Nigeria, We Hail Thee," which President Bola Tinubu reinstated in May. The bill awaits an alternate reading, at a point where its general principles will be batted. Lawgivers are presently on periodic recess until September.

Source: Pulsenigeria.com 

Loick Mfumu Loubassa Mossipy 

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