A Bomb Awaiting Explosion In Nigeria’s Schools By Olabisi Deji-Folutile
For all we care, some of these kids’ action might just be a rebellion or a way of venting their anger on a society that has failed to care for them.
by Olabisi Deji-Folutile
Jan 29, 2021
We have heard a lot of talks around the activities of kid bandits and the menace of the Almajiris in the northern part of Nigeria but we seem to be paying little attention to the monster of child cultism that is fast growing in Nigeria’s primary and secondary schools. Yet, at the rate this malaise is going, especially in the southern part of the country, we don’t need a soothsayer to tell us that it’s a time bomb. If we love ourselves, this is the time to start doing something about this problem. Everybody should also be involved - parents, guardians, religious organisations, government, policy makers - everybody! Right now, before our own eyes, schools that are supposed to be havens of peace and tranquillity for
Cultism: A Bomb Awaiting Explosion In Nigeria’s Schools, By Olabisi Deji-Folutile 6 min read
Nigeria should not wait until innocent children begin to willingly abandon school for fear of either being attacked or recruited into cults, thus adding to the huge number of out of school children in the country… We are already running out of time, hence the need for government to move fast before this bomb explodes.
We have heard a lot of talk around the activities of kid bandits and the menace of the Almajiris in the northern part of Nigeria but we seem to be paying little attention to the monster of child cultism that is fast growing in Nigeria’s primary and secondary schools. Yet, at the rate this malaise is going, especially in the southern part of the country, we don’t need a soothsayer to tell us that it’s a time bomb. If we love ourselves, this is the time to start doing something about this problem. Everybody should also be involved – parents, guardia
We have heard a lot of talks around the activities of kid bandits and the menace of the Almajiris in the northern part of Nigeria but we seem to be paying little attention to the monster of child cultism that is fast growing in Nigeria’s primary and secondary schools. Yet, at the rate this malaise is going, especially in the southern part of the country, we don’t need a soothsayer to tell us that it’s a time bomb. If we love ourselves, this is the time to start doing something about this problem. Everybody should also be involved – parents, guardians, religious organisations, government, policy makers – everybody! Right now, before our own eyes, schools that are supposed to be havens of peace and tranquillity for children are turning into a nightmare, becoming launching pad for cultism. Violence is becoming a norm. Now is the time to pause, think and act. We should no longer allow this to fester.
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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has banned tankers and other articulated vehicles from plying flyover bridges in the state.
The governor said this during a visit to the scene of a tanker explosion, which claimed three lives with six persons sustaining varying degrees of burns, in Abeokuta on Tuesday.
He described the incident as sad and unfortunate.
The governor also vowed that stiffer punishment would be meted out to tanker driver, who flout the order.
He added that the state would soon roll out measures to check the road worthiness of vehicles, especially tankers and articulated vehicles plying roads in the state.