The Police in Bauchi have cautioned parents to beware of unknown persons who would offer their children “sweets, chocolates and biscuit” as gifts.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Haruna Mohammed said today in Bauchi that it has been established that such gifts are used by such unknown persons as baits to initiate children into occultism without being aware of it.
Haruna, who has embarked on a sensitization campaign in schools, also urged parents to monitor and ensure that their children related with a responsible peer group.
“Parents are advised to closely monitor their children, know their peer group and also discourage them from collecting gift items such as sweets, biscuits and chocolates from strangers, as these are the easiest ways to initiate them into secret cults and other social vices.”
The spokesperson also identified frequent attendance of ‘parties’ by youth as another easy means of getting initiated into cultism. [myad]
