IGP Set To Flag Off Anti-Cultism Campaign In Enugu

IGP Set To Flag Off Anti-Cultism Campaign In Enugu

POCACOV The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has come up with a campaign geared towards curbing involvement in cultism, violence and other related vices, amongst the Nigerian youths.

The nationwide campaign tagged, Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices, POCACOV, will be flagged off in Enugu on August 29 by the Police chief.
Giving more insight into the campaign, the police spokesman in Enugu state, SP Ebere Amaraizu who is also the National Coordinator of POCACOV, said the program is a good one and will be aiming at bringing out youths who are involved in cultism and other vices as well its associated violence, back to the society to enable them be meaningful to themselves and be able to contribute their quota to nation-building, growth and development of the country.

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His statement reads in full:

“The programme which is an initiative of the Inspector General of Police is geared towards getting our youths who are involved in cultism and other vices as well its associated violence, back to the society to enable them be meaningful to themselves and be able to contribute their quota to nation-building, growth and development of the country.

“POCACOV is neither warfare nor fight, but a philosophy aimed at making our involved youths retrace their steps and toe the path of positivism.

“It is worrisome to note that today, cultism and other vices have spread its evil and destructive tentacles too, not only in our tertiary institutions but in secondary schools, communities and, of course, amongst artisans.

“Today, many of our traders, drivers, conductors, tricycle riders, commercial motorcyclists, females are involved in cultism and other vices and this requires that something urgent be in place towards checkmating the trend.

“The campaign is structured in a community-oriented policing form to capture every relevant stakeholder. It also serves as an offering of olive branch for penitent ones, who will be de-radicalised and re-integrated into the society to contribute their quota to nation-building. The Inspector-General of police is not interested in incarcerating youths, but to make them better.”