Police train 20 Gombe youths in CCTV, solar installation skills
The Gombe State Command has begun a two-week skills acquisition training exercise for 20 youths as part of its crime prevention and community safety strategy.
The youths would be trained in Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) and solar system installation skills.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Hayyatu Usman, said this at the inauguration of exercise on Wednesday in Gombe.
According to Usman, skills plays key roles in crime prevention, adding that the exercise was in collaboration with the state government and Thrive Trek Entrepreneur, a non governmental organisation.
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He said 20 out of the 200 youths who have turned a new leaf would be empowered with the skills.
“The youths were members of Kalare (cult group) known to be involved in violent crimes but had voluntarily jettisoned such path and embraced peace.
“Having engaged the youths and heard some of the reasons they involve themselves in crimes. I felt the need to empower them with skills, hence the training.
“Any suspect sentenced should be given skill acquisition training before serving out their jail terms so as to help them with skills that could give them opportunity to turn a new leaf.
“Gombe State Police Command realised that crime rate in the state would be reduced to the barest minimum when theses youths are positively engaged,” he said.
Usman said the youths would be empower with skills, to become self-reliant and change their mindset towards a better society for us all.
According to him, the Command’s working in collaboration with development organisations to train over 1,500 youths in the state.
While reiterating the Command’s commitment to protect lives and property, Usman warned miscreants against acts capable of disrupting the peace in the state.
“It is better for them to embrace peace so they could benefit from this skill acquisition training aimed at making them self-reliant so that crimes will no longer be attractive to them,” he said.
Also speaking, AIG Zubairu Mohammed (rtd), the Special Adviser to Gov. Inuwa Yahaya on Security Matters, advised the youths to engage in meaningful venture that would discourage them from crimes.
Mohammed said that the state government was currently building a skill acquisition centre to train the youths.
This, he said, would ensure that they get the necessary skills to make a living and improve their wellbeing.
On his part, Mr Aliyu Babangida, the President of Thrive Trek Entrepreneur, assured that the youths would be well trained and certified to enable them to become self-reliant and make their own money.
An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Adamu Dokoro, admonished the youths to utilise the opportunity to contribute positively to the society.
Dokoro enjoyed them to have the fear of God and leverage the training to become better persons in the society.
