makes false allegation or publishes any statement or
petition in the newspaper,radio or medium of whatever
description against another person,institutions of
government or any public office holder, passed second
reading in the Senate on Wednesday.
The bill also prescribed that anybody or group of persons
who send any false text message or post false message on
the social media against another person shall be jailed for
two years upon conviction by the law court.
The bill,tagged: “A Bill for an Act to Prohibit frivolous
Petitions and other Matters Connected therewith”,
sponsored by Senator Ibn Na’Allah, APC, Kebbi South,
compels petitioners to accompany their petitions with
sworn court affidavit, failure of which attracts a six- month
imprisonment upon conviction.
But the bill provides for an option of N4 million for
persons convicted of false newspaper,radio and television
statements and N2 million for offenders of false phone
text messages or messages on
facebook,twitter,instagram,or whatsApp.
“Where any person in order to circumvent this law makes
any allegation and or publish any statement,petition in
any paper,radio,or any medium of whatever description,
with malicious intent to discredit or set the public against
any person or group of persons, institutions of
government,he shall be guilty of an offence and upon
conviction,shall be liable to an imprisonment term of two
years or a fine of N4,000,000.00”,the bill specified.
On the social media,the bill read: “Where any person
through text message,tweets, whatsApp or through any
social media post any abusive statement knowing same to
be false with intent to set the public against any person
and group of persons, an institution of government or
such other bodies established by law shall be guilty of an
offence and upon conviction,shall be liable to an
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