The Lagos State Government has warned content creators, influencers and digital media professionals to desist from the use of children in online content that violates child protection laws.
The state government said this could attract sanctions.
The warning came amid rising concerns over the portrayal of minors in harmful or exploitative digital content.
In a statement jointly signed by the state Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende, and the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, on Monday, the state government stressed that children are a legally protected class under Nigerian law and must not be exposed to content that compromises their dignity, safety, or psychological wellbeing.
The statement read, “Involving minors in content that depicts abuse, sexual themes, harmful stereotypes, or unsafe scenarios is not only unethical but also contrary to existing laws designed to protect children.”
The statement further noted that any individual who creates, distributes or profits from content that sexualises, exploits or endangers minors commits a criminal offence under multiple legal frameworks.
