In line with the ongoing Nationwide campaign by the Nigeria police force against cultism and other vices otherwise known as POCACOV, Inspector General of police IGP Mohammed Abubakar ADAMU wants youth to take advantage of the ongoing nationwide campaign of the police against cultism, associated violence and vices to retrace their step and become good citizens of the country and also be meaningful to themselves as cultism, associated violence and vices are like evil wind that blows no body any good in view of its inherent dangers.
The advice of the police Chief was contained in a reaction by the national coordinator Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) CSP, Ebere Amaraizu on the violent clash that erupted on Sunday, 16th February, 2020 between some unruly fans of Abia Warriors FC of umuahia and Enyimba international FC of Aba during the Nigeria professional football league match week 20 played at umuahia sports stadium which left some injured including chief Felix Anyansi Agwu, the general manager of Enyimba international fc as the hauling of stones and plastics rages.
According to Amaraizu, such situation of violence in football which is a unifying factor amongst fans does not pass that message of unity and peace which football signifies hence he condemned the act which he also described as “barbaric” pointing out that football and the entire sports remains a veritable instrument of peace and unity and advised fans who are mainly youth to channel their energy to positivism rather than violence and called on the league management company of Nigeria to take necessary action on those that erred to serve as a deterrent and repetition of such situation in match centers.
The National coordinator of POCACOV similarly condemn in its entirety, the alleged incident of cult clash within the week under review at a viewing center opposite Benue state university second gate which allegedly resulted in the killing of one Shija a final year mass communication student of the institution. .
“This is unfortunate as this final year student of mass communication who would have contributed his quota positively to the growth and development of the society had died this way,” he also “charged the youths to resist any temptation to join any cult group in order to become that champion of their dream.”
The ongoing Nationwide campaign by the Nigeria police Against cultism and other vices (POCACOV) is the initiative of the present inspector General of police IGP Mohammed Abubakar ADAMU in line with the community oriented policing tenets aimed at saving the youth from the claws of cultism, associated violence and vices through Strategic communication processes to raise the awareness and consciousness of the dangers of cultism, associated violence and vices and galvanizing stakeholders support in reducing the menace and incidences and making our environment safe and secured.
POCACOV covers the following four thematic Areas:
- Sensitizing members of the public on the dangers of belonging to cult group(s)
- Re-Awakening the security consciousness of members of the public,
- Inculcating moral values in our youths and,
- Re-Awakening that of the Adults; and Educating Relevant stakeholders such as traditional rulers, political class, town union leaders and members, youth leaders and members, market union leaders and members, student union leaders and members, secondary school children and primary school pupils amongst others.
