The National Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria, Prof. Dickson Akoh, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to support Security Agencies and Organisations to be more proactive and sustain Intelligence Gathering and Sharing to curb the daunting Security Challenges in the Country.
He made the call at the Thanksgiving Service to mark the 24th Anniversary of the Corps, on Sunday in Abuja.
The Commandant and Members of the the Peace Corps used the opportunity to present Thanksgiving Offerings in commemoration of the Organisation’s 24th Anniversary.
The Officiating Priest at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Gwarinpa, Abuja, Rev. Fr Michael-Maria Nzume, urged Christians to look out for opportunities of loving and helping people in need just as demonstrated by the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Bible.
Reading from the Book of Luke, Chapter 10: 32-42, the Priest explained that a true neighbour remained the one that intervened and reached out to those in need.
He stressed that although the good Samaritan was rushing for business, he took time to help the man in need and deposited resources for his upkeep until he returned.
The National Commandant, while addressing the Press after the Thanksgiving Mass, urged the Security Agencies to be proactive rather than reactive in curtailing security threats in the country. He also urged Nigerians to be more security conscious of their surroundings, their movements and the kind of programs to attend, especially now that those who escaped from Kuje Prison are all around town.
He pointed out that the recent attacks and kidnapping of men of God and other Nigerians were disturbing, saying that it called for intense security alertness.
Responding to what the next step of PCN was after the 24th Year Anniversary celebration, Prof. Akoh said the Corps will redoubled its resilience and commitment to the Philosophical Vision and Mission of the Organization. He said the focus of the Organisation remained to actualise the signing into Law of the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill in order to give constitutional backing to the Organization.
“Vast majority of the Youths are unemployed and vulnerable to commiting crime, but the passage of the Bill will engage the Youths in meaningful employment and crime rate will be drastically reduced” he said.
He said that the Corps would add to the search for Peace in Communities across the Country.
