Insurgency: Cleric seeks compulsory education for pupils

The General Overseer of the Charismatic Renewal Worldwide, Dr. Cosmos Ikechukwu, has called on the Federal Government to make primary and secondary education compulsory for pupils.

This, he said, would help to check the rising tide of suicide bombings in the northern part of the country.

Ikechukwu stated this shortly after the dedication of the Cathedral of Destiny in Calabar, Cross River State on Thursday.

The cleric, who decried the state of suicide bombings in the country, said a good orientation via compulsory and qualitative education could reverse the trend.

“The recent teenage suicide bombings paint the most pathetic picture in the country. It has become necessary for the Federal Government to evolve deliberate policy of mandatory and unconditional education for all children in Nigeria. This is so because an enlightened mind cannot easily be manipulated to commit such heinous crimes as suicide bombing.”

The state governor, Liyel Imoke, noted that the church had always insisted on standard teachings of Christian doctrines.

Imoke, represented by his Special Adviser on Religious Matters, Pastor Eyo Okpo-Ene, added that such doctrines would help restore the lost values in the society.

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