To curb the menace of cultism and drug abuse among youths, the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government, has held a sensitisation programme at Olu Abiodun Private School, Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos State.
No fewer than 45 pupils attended the event aimed at enlightening them on the dangers of drug abuse, cultism, promoting morality and discouraging negative peer influence.
The sensitiation strategy featured an enlightenment followed by a question-and-answer segment.
NOA Assistant Director, Ifako-Ijaiye, Mrs. Kaitell Kehinde, emphasised the urgent need for youths to say “No to Cultism” and avoid taking harmful substances. She warned the pupils against indulging in vices such as smoking, drug abuse, and cybercrime, adding that they are not only dangerous to their health but also their future.
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NOA believes that continuous awareness efforts of this nature will gradually make student involvement in cultism a thing of the past.
The Proprietress of the school, Mrs. Adeniran Abiodun, and Head of Science, Mr. Orisan Toyin, and the following teachers: Mr. Ganiu Taiwo, Mr. Adeniran Seyo, and Mr. Onitolo Olajide, attended the event.
Those from NOA were Mrs. Odeleye Folajaye (Ojokoro Local Council Development Area), Mrs. Anya Scholastica (Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government), and Mrs. Aregbesola ‘Wunmi (Ojokoro Local Council Development Area).