Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) has recommended community sports as a remedy to tackle insecurities and drug abuse among youths in various communities in the country.
According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the National Coordinator of POCACOV, CSP Ebere Amaraizu, said this on Friday in Enugu while addressing newsmen on a new framework of engagement of youthful minds under “Our Children Must Thrive Programme”.
He believes that if the youth are engaged it will actually help to cut the supply chain that leads to youth involvement in criminal activities.
He said: “Another aspect of the use of instrumentality of community sports is that it will help in the creation of a sense of civic engagement and a great way of introducing mentorship into a child’s life.
“It is also a platform to bring young, adult, old, male and female together as members of a community, irrespective of their religion, social and academic statutes, tribe and political affiliation as well as trigger meaningful connections and social bonds.”
