The University of Ibadan Centre for Social Orientation (CenSo) has charged students of Nawarudeen High School, Nalende, in Ibadan to be wary and stay away from bad habits/ company/ groups.
The Chairperson of the Anti-cultism Campaign Committee of CenSo, Prof. Helen Labeodan, who gave the charge, said bad habits include truancy, bullying, disobedience to parents and/or teachers, and peer pressure.
She urged the students to desist from activities that will negatively affect them in the future.
Prof. Labeodan stated that people submit to peer pressure when they are not sure of their ability to do things right, thereby falling into errors through negative influence.
She, therefore, advised the students to always seek counsel from their parents, teachers, and religious leaders.
The representative of the Chaplain of the Chapel of the Ressurection, University of Ibadan, Very Rev. Iyanu Daniel advised the students to seek to know the purpose of God for their lives and pursue it.
He said that the thought of God towards all creatures is a thought of good and not of evil.
The representative of the Chief Security Officer of the University of Ibadan, Mr. Akinjide Ajagbe charged the students to be ‘children of light’ and behave accordingly wherever they find themselves.
Mr. Ajagbe stated that in his interrogation with cultists over the years, he had observed that cultists find it difficult to forgive one another and would usually seek revenge.
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Mr. Ajagbe recounted a true-life story in which a man sought revenge over a secondary school classmate after 20 years of graduation from secondary school, just because the classmate offended him then, and they later belonged to different cult groups.
He counselled the students to be hardworking, disciplined, and prioritize their studies and extra-curricular activities over every other activity so that they can prepare well for their future.
