ERADICATION OF CULTISM IS ACHIEVABLE WITH YOUR COOPERATION, COMMANDER SPECIAL ANTI-CULTISM SQUAD TELLS CSOs, STUDENTS UNION
The Commander Ondo State Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS):S.P. Patrick Otaigbe has averred that total eradication of cultism is achievable when Chief Security Officers of various tertiary Institutions as well as Students Governing Bodies work in harmony with security agencies especially the Special Anti-Cultism Squad of the Nigeria Police.
He made the disclosure during a security parley and familiarization with the CSOs and the Students Governing Bodies in his office shortly after his resumption of duty as the new Commander of Special Anti-Cultism Squad in Akure on Thursday this week.
He appealed to the students unions never to engage themselves in cultism pointing out that there is no law in Nigeria backing cultism.
He implored students not to join bad companies in their various tertiary Institutions adding that they must not use today to destroy their tomorrow being the future leaders of Nigeria.
He stated that they should feel free to walk to his office with a view to reporting suspected cultists in their campuses explaining that an academic environment devoid of peace as a result of menace of cultists cannot make meaningful progress academically. “You must always be wary of the son of whom you are”,the Commander counselled the students.
He stated that the job of security should not be left in the hands of the Police quipping that all and sundry must be involved as far as security of the society is concerned,he pointed out.
He appreciated all the Chief Security Officers in the Tertiary Institutions across Ondo for a job well done and for attending the meeting called by him to farmilirize with them officially and pleaded with them to give him their unalloyed support with a view of making tertiary Institutions in Ondo State free of cultism.
Responding on behalf of the Students Governing Bodies,the President Students Union Federal University of Technology, Akure Com.Jesunifemi Tenten appreciated the Commander for inviting them and assured him of the readiness of the students union in FUTA to work with him with a view to ensuring that remnants of cultists become a thing of the past in FUTA.In the samevein,Com.Akinola Elijah Chairman NANS promised to enhance good working relationship between NANS and the newly posted Commander of Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS) SP.Patrick Otaigbe. ” We had a fantastic working relationship with the former Officer in Charge but let me assure you on behalf of NANS that you will enjoy greater support that will surpass that of the former Commander from us”,the NANS Chairman assured SP. Patrick Otaigbe.However,the General Secretary of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo Students Union Com.Olabanji Temitope eulogized the new Commander of Special Anti-Cultism Squad for his past achievements and promised to bring to the bearest minimum the activities of cultists in the Polytechnic by constantly furnishing SACS with relevant information that can jeopardize the corporate existence of the Polytechnic and Owo Community. While the Image Maker (P.R.O) NANS Com.Okeniyi Elijah lauded the new Commander of Special Anti-Cultism Squad SACS for sentizising the Students Governing Unions on the dangers that are inherent in act of cultism.He assured SP Patrick Otaigbe of their unflinching support all the time.
Earlier, the Chief Security Officer of Federal University of Technology Akure Mr Olanireti.S and the PSO FUTA Mr.Okankiri promised to sustain the tempo of making FUTA a no go area for cultists and cultism.