A new law which has been passed by the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria has stipulated a prison term of three years or a fine of N500,000 for any resident of the state who makes a false emergency call to an agency of the state government handling such calls within the state.
The law, as passed by the House, also stipulates same punishment for any staff of the agency who uses the emergency lines for private or personal calls. The law further states that in addition to these penalties, the offender would be forced to pay the agency whatever amount it spent carrying out its emergency services in response to the false call. The law also states that the centre would have the responsibility of receiving emergency calls through 767 and 112 concerning any incident that requires attention. It would then process the information and inform relevant safety and emergency services providers within the state. I dont have any problem with this law but what about laws for Ritual killers, kidnappers, looters......we dont have our priorities in that country. PM News.
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