Sponsors of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have been urged to
desist from their wicked and damnable acts or be prepared to face the
wrath of both God and the full weight of the law.
Major Hamza
Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to late General
Sani Abacha, gave the advice weekend in Orlu, Imo State, while speaking
at a free skills acquisition and empowerment programme for over 3,000
unemployed youths, powered by a non-governmental organization.
“The
perpetrators and sponsors of this dastardly act should know that the
innocent blood they shed on Nigerian soil will definitely work against
them”, Al-Mustapha said.
He roundly condemned the recent massacre
of innocent students of Federal Government College, Bunu Yadi, by Boko
Haram insurgents, stressing that such act was bad to extreme.
In
his own address, the Chairman, National Population Commission, NPC,
Chief Eze Duruiheoma, SAN, said Nigeria is beset with myriad of
problems, which pose great challenges to the peaceful coexistence and
welfare of the Nigerian people.
“The increasing rate of armed
robbery, kidnapping and other serious social vices is no doubt a product
of the growing unemployment rate in the country”, Duruiheoma reasoned.
While
saying that solving this gigantic task of unemployment is beyond what
the Federal Government alone can undertake, Chief Duruiheoma also opined
that it requires the patriotic intervention of all stakeholders and
well meaning Nigerians.
“The provision of employment is one sure
way of improving the quality of the population that will complement the
laudable goals of the NPC. For an intervention project of this nature,
there will be need for accurate and reliable demographic data for
planning purposes”, Duruiheoma said.
Source: Vanguard
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