Nine hawkers who are minors were yesterday ordered to be flogged seven strokes of the cane while 21 others were sentenced to one month imprisonment by an Abuja mobile court for hawking in Abuja.

The minor hawkers are I.K Ochine, Salisu Ibrahim, Madu Mpam, Tunde Famakinde, Ibrahim Muhammed, Sahadu Adamu, Francis Isha, Suleiman Usman and Aminu Yakubu.

Those sentenced are Ubaka Okeke, Sanusi Mustapha, Awalu Yahaya, Hannatu Galadima, Abdul Usman, Abuchi Igwe, Nelson Madela, Umar Mahammudu, Chioma Ugwu, Isah Umar, Rabiu Muhammed Fatima Abubakar. Joy Joseph, Suleman Ibrahim, Adebayo Sade, Mustapha Ahmed, Murtala Sani Suleman Usman, Daudu Abdullahi, Nuhu Muhammed and Sahabiu Saidu


The prosecutor, Barrister Eze E. Eze, had earlier told the court that the accused persons were arrested by the task force of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) while hawking at road junctions and unauthorized places within the FCT, an offence punishable under Section 35 (1) of the AEPB Act No 10 of 1997.

The accused persons pleaded guilty when the charge was read to them and begged for leniency, promising not to do it again.

The prosecutor urged the court to try the accused persons summarily under Section 157 of the Criminal Procedure Code.


Magistrate Aminu Abdullahi sentenced each of the 21 hawkers to one month's imprisonment with an option of N3,000 fine and ordered that the minors be given seven strokes of cane.

The magistrate also ordered that the items seized from those sentenced should be released to them while those of the minors should not be released until they brought their parents.

bawomolo:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201010210806.html

this my friends is child welfare services nigerian style.
spare the rod, spoil the child.

Those sentenced are Ubaka Okeke, Sanusi Mustapha, Awalu Yahaya, Hannatu Galadima, Abdul Usman, Abuchi Igwe, Nelson Madela, Umar Mahammudu, Chioma Ugwu, Isah Umar, Rabiu Muhammed Fatima Abubakar. Joy Joseph, Suleman Ibrahim, Adebayo Sade, Mustapha Ahmed, Murtala Sani Suleman Usman, Daudu Abdullahi, Nuhu Muhammed and Sahabiu Saidu

Brownteeth:

The disobeyed an order and were punished. Whatelse?

Brownteeth:

The disobeyed an order and were punished. Whatelse?

wat if they were forced to hawk by their parents ? you dont go, you get whipped by your parents, you go, you get whipped by the government

violent:

given the available options, i'd choose the former, any day!

trust me, you don't wanna get whipped by the government

asha 80:

Why flogging  

Is Abuja a Sharia controlled entity  

Okija_juju:

This brings us back to the days of War Against Indiscipline.

I think the judgement was fair. Next time, those kids will vehemently refuse to go hawking when sent by their parents.

Okija_juju:

This brings us back to the days of War Against Indiscipline.

I think the judgement was fair. Next time, those kids will vehemently refuse to go hawking when sent by their parents.

asha 80:

you must be joking

bawomolo:

which hitler voted yes to flogging kids for hawking?