Two new bills are before the Senate, each, seeking the establishment of a commission to control how Nigerians interact on public issues or incur the wrath of the government. The two new bills are sponsored by Senator Ibrahim Geidam representing Yobe East and Stella Adaeze Odua representing Anambra North in the upper legislative chamber of the Nigerian parliament. Tribune Online can report that as both senators become new advocates of hate speech bill in the Senate it has increased the number of hate speech bills before the Senate for considerations. The bill also prescribed a fine of N200,000 or one-year imprisonment or both to any person who misleads the commission. Senator, Stella Adaeze Odua, representing Anambra North in her bill unlike the other bills on hate speech is seeking the establishment of a commission to rely on existing laws to prosecute offenders of hate speech.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 02, 2020 13:07 UTC