The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Maj Gen Emmanuel Kabuk has charged Students Union Government (SUG) in campuses to join security agencies to stamp out cultism in institutions of learning.
Kabuk gave the charge while receiving a five-star award on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, from the SUG of Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu on Thursday.
The five-star award was tagged: “The Most Proactive Chief of Army Staff in Nigeria History’’.
According to the GOC, the SUG government as the leadership of students should constantly sensitize students on the need to be good and be law abiding citizens.
“The issue of cultism is rampant in this part of the country. Cultism is satanic. It does not have any benefit for anybody or the society.
“I task the SUG governments in various institutions to play a lead role in shaping the lives and characters of students in campuses in this part of the country.
“Most students misled by cultism end-up not getting the certificate they sought for from their institutions.
“I want to see a situation where people (students) come out of institutions to contribute their quota to the development of the country,’’ the GOC said.
Kabuk also urged students to shun political thuggery and face their academics squarely.
On the award, the GOC thanked the student body for recognizing the hard work, resourcefulness and effectiveness of the COAS, adding that the COAS had received a lot of awards at home and internationally for his sacrifice for the nation and for re-positioning Nigerian Army professionally.
Earlier, the President of SUG of IMT, Enugu, Mr Monday Diamond, said that the Nigerian Army had contributed a great quota to the peace and security of the country in historical and recent times.
“The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has also done so much in putting proactive mechanisms in protecting the territorial integrity of the country in all ramifications since his assumption of office.
“Lt.-Gen. Buratai has also re-positioned the Nigerian Army professionally to face emerging security threats confronting the nation,’’ Diamond said.
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