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Father takes son to court for idleness

Reuters

TimePublished on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 02:27 in Wild Wacky World section

TagsTags: Idleness, Northern Nigeria , Lagos

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LAZY DUDE: Tahir told the court that his son had refused to go to school.

LAZY DUDE: Tahir told the court that his son had refused to go to school.


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Lagos: A father took his 20-year old son to an Islamic court in northern Nigeria for idleness, asking that he be sent to prison for refusing to engage in productive activities, state news agency NAN said on Friday.

"He is not listening to words and he is bringing shame to my family. I am tired of his nefarious deeds. Please put this boy in prison so that I can be free," Sama'ila Tahir, a market trader in the northeastern town of Bauchi, was quoted as saying.

Tahir told the court that his son had refused to go to school and accused him of belonging to a criminal gang.

The court sentenced the son to six months in prison and 30 strokes of the cane -- which were immediately administered on the premises -- for being disobedient to his parents, NAN said.

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