Despite Crackdown, Teenage Gamblers On The Prowl In Enugu

Despite efforts by the authorities government, teenage gamblers are connected the prowl successful antithetic gambling houses successful Enugu State.

LEADERSHIP probe revealed that immoderate of the gamblers are from assorted superior and secondary schools successful the state.

Further checks revealed that astir of them region their schoolhouse uniforms and fell them successful their bags earlier entering the gambling houses.

The ages of the gamblers are betwixt 11 and 18 years.

An relation of 1 of the gambling houses successful Maryland Estate, who spoke connected information of anonymity, said they were uncovering it hard to cognize the existent ages of the gamblers.

“Yes, we person been warned not to let teenagers into our offices, but it is hard to cognize their ages; immoderate are truthful grown up that you instrumentality them for adults.

“Most times, erstwhile we inquire them their age, they volition prevarication to america that they are supra 18 years and due to the fact that they look mature, you volition not uncertainty it. That is the occupation that we are facing.

“Personally, I’m not blessed that teenagers are gambling successful Enugu. The authorities has tried to discourage this disfigured development, but these children person refused to listen,” helium stated.

Our analogous observed that immoderate operators of the gambling houses person enactment successful spot strict measures to discourage teenage gambling and adjacent spell to the grade of punishing those involved.

The Enugu State Gaming and Lotto Commission precocious apprehended 21 underage lotto/game players successful an outlet successful Independence Layout, Enugu.

The apprehended underage, who were betwixt the ages of 12 and 15, were handed implicit to the authorities Ministry for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development.

The commission’s enforcement secretary, Chief Arinze Arum, confirmed the apprehension to journalists.
However, investigations carried retired by our analogous revealed that the improvement is inactive rearing its disfigured caput successful immoderate parts of the state.