Penalty For Using Condition Of Disability As Guise To Beg For Alms

#OBSCURELEGALFACTS BY AROME ABU

In Nigeria, it is an offence for a person with disability to use
his condition as a guide for the purpose of begging in public.

PENALTY
Fine of N100,000 or imprisonment for 6 months or both.

See Section 16(1)(c) & (2) of the Discrimination Against Persons
with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018.

Arome Abu is the Managing Partner of TCLP.

CAVEAT: Note that this information is provided for general
enlightenment purposes and is not intended to be any form of legal
advice.

Obscure Legal Facts is an exclusive daily publication of THE
COUNSEL L-P.
H.3 16A POW MAFEMI CRESCENT, Utako, Abuja, Fct
abuarome@thecounsellp@gmail.com
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+234 803 262 2359
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Twitter: @TheCounselLP

#OBSCURELEGALFACTS BY AROME ABU

In Nigeria, it is an offence for a person with disability to use
his condition as a guide for the purpose of begging in public.

PENALTY
Fine of N100,000 or imprisonment for 6 months or both.

See Section 16(1)(c) & (2) of the Discrimination Against Persons
with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018.

Arome Abu is the Managing Partner of TCLP.

CAVEAT: Note that this information is provided for general
enlightenment purposes and is not intended to be any form of legal
advice.

Obscure Legal Facts is an exclusive daily publication of THE
COUNSEL L-P.
H.3 16A POW MAFEMI CRESCENT, Utako, Abuja, Fct
abuarome@thecounsellp@gmail.com
www.thecounsellp.com
+234 803 262 2359
+234 708 1156 539
Twitter: @TheCounselLP