By Stanley Ihedigbo, Lagos
Arights activist, Ayomipe Jatto has said that cultism is a concern that the youths and middle aged are getting tempted to join illegal and inappropriate unions or gangs.
He sstated this in a State made available to ASHENEWS.
According to him, “Cultism is an issue of concern for the government and peace of the country. Every day, youths are picked on the streets or roundabouts of towns or cities in various states.
“Members of secret cults have particular spiritual beliefs usually regarded by others as misguided because of what they do in the dark. They come together for certain purposes that might not be approved by other people and thus might not be suitable or comfortable for positive mindsets.
“Over the past years, it has caused deaths of innocents souls, robberies and all other violent crimes.”
Jatto said “the so-called cultist see themselves of highly self esteemed when they take hard and illicit drugs to make them see other people as irrelevant or pose threat to their activities and action.
“It’s a dirty game of hierarchy which is a killer of destiny and not advisable for a future leader or purposeful youth. Every year, the federal government spends a lot to fight these organized criminal gangs, squads and activities but it keeps getting on the rise and to this cause many youths are at detriment,” he said.
Jatto advised parents to sensitise the youth on the hazards of cultism.
“It’s pivotal for every family not just the institutions or social gatherings to make good awareness to help the youths stay off these weird actions and activities and avoid being members of gangs of oppressors who go after innocent Nigerians.”
He also said “politicians should stop encouraging youths into bad gangs for their selfish reasons that sanity is better kept than a country full of miscreants who go about with dirty mindsets to do the unlawful to innocent fellow Nigerians when we can have the next Elon musk from this Youths.”
