The Muslim Students’ Society of
Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit has ordered its branches in Ikorodu to
cancel its planned Holiday Training Course Camp in the area.
The HTC camp, themed, ‘The
inheritors’, was scheduled to hold between July 14 and 18 across
the 44 Area Councils in Lagos State to train students on different
skills.
The Amir of MSSN in Lagos State, Dr.
Saheed Ashafa, gave the order during the organisation’s Executive
Council meeting at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijaniki.
The cancellation order came after
officials of its eight area councils in Ikorodu expressed fear over
the ‘volatile’ security condition in the area.
According to the officials, residents
of Ikorodu currently live in panic and could hardly afford to
assemble together in large numbers.
Though they said efforts were in top
gear to combat activities of the ‘badoo' cult group terrorising the
area, the officials explained some residents are afraid that the
'Badoo' group may launch reprisal attack over the killing of some of
their members.
Ashafa said, “We are so much
concerned about the security situation in the area. We cannot afford
to risk the lives of our members despite the importance of the
training. The security report from our officials in the area is scary
and not encouraging.
“The police and other security
officials need to step up their intelligence and mobilise more
officers to the area. It is worrisome that students who are the
future and hope of the country are also suffering from condemnable
acts and security lapses in the state.
"Lagos State deserves advanced
intelligence, pre-emptive and sufficient policing to really combat
criminal tendencies unfolding lately."
Ashafa, who condemned the wave of
criminality bedeviling the peace of the state in recent time, said,
"Although it could be understandable that some bad elements have
been frustrating the efforts of government in recent time, we appeal
the state government not to relent in its effort to maintain a crime
free Lagos.”
He explained that the theme of the
training camp, ‘The inheritors’, was chosen to challenge youths
to be lucrative and avoid the mistakes of past leaders.
He noted that Nigeria needed
god-fearing youths to take-over from the current set of leaders.
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