Uduaghan proffers solutions to terrorism, violent crimes DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has attributed the current spate of terrorism and rising incidence of violent crimes in the country largely to the problem of youth unemployment. Governor Uduaghan, launching the Delta State Micro Insurance Scheme (DMIS) in Asaba on Wednesday, noted that lack of employment over the years has created a pool of youths who are being recruited for insurgency and other nefarious activities. “Over the years, we have ignored poverty, we have not paid attention to the people at the lower rung of the society. The youths have become a pool of people being recruited to become kidnappers, armed robbers, terrorists and assassins,” the Governor observed, adding, “it is not a problem we can solve in one day, but, we can start from somewhere.” He emphasised, “the terrorism we are having in Nigeria today is as a result of poverty, we have neglected poverty for so long and in Delta State, we are committed to this micro-credit scheme which has helped us to empower our youths and remove them from this pool of poor persons.”
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:06:04 +0000
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