The Nigerian youths have been urged to do everything possible in order to avoid getting involved in crime.
Speaking to students of Fly High College, Agility, Mile 12, Lagos State, Juliana Francis, said that the end result of youths who take to crimes is untimely death and prison.
The event, which is ‘Youths Against Crime,’ an advocacy programme, has been running for four weeks.
Since the programme started, more than 50 students, teachers and other staff in the school have benefited. In the first week, this was October 6.
The students were taken through a course of different youth crimes, with emphasis on cultism.
According to Francis, Cultism has become the greatest challenge of the Nigerian society, leading to many youths being killed every day.
She said: “In Nigeria now, Nigerians are no longer safe in their streets and homes. Cultists, some still children within age range of 10 and 11, arm themselves with weapons and kill. Many of them are influenced by older cultists. Many of these cultists are under influence of drugs.”
First Published 2018
