The Nigeria Police Force has urged students of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) to shun cultism, drug abuse, and other social vices in order to lead a purposeful life.

CSP Ebere Amaraizu, the National Coordinator of Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), gave the advice on Wednesday while delivering a lecture at the institution’s Faculty of Management Sciences, Enugu.

The media report that the lecture was entitled: “Dangers of Cultism, Drug Abuse, and Others on Future Pursuit of Youths.’’

Amaraizu reminded the students of the consequences of cultism, drug/substance abuse, and other vices, adding that they needed to clearly focus on the reason for gaining admission to tertiary institutions.

He urged them to shun cultism, drug/substance abuse, and other vices so as to achieve their desired goal of becoming champions after their studies.

“You must remain focused since peer pressures and lack of positive vision, among others, are capable of pushing you into negative coping skills and as a result, getting involved in cultism and substance abuse.

“Cultism, drug/substance abuse, and other vices are capable of shutting you off from realizing your dreams of becoming champions in the future.

“You must remain focused and look at the objective of gaining admission into this institution as well as avoid bad friends and peer influence to guard against distractions,” he said.

Responding, one of the students, Mr. Obinna Offor, thanked the POCACOV team for the sensitization and enlightenment on the activities of the police in the country.

“However, we want more, since it is believed that continuous enlightenment and sensitization like this will further dissuade students from derailing into negativity,” Offor said.

Another student, Miss Chioma Aneke, called for the setting up of a POCACOV students’ volunteer team in the institution as a way of further spreading the campaign against cultism and drug/substance abuse.

Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor of ESUT, Prof. Charles Eze, lauded the police on the POCACOV initiative, adding that “it is an advocacy program that came on time and in the right direction.

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“There is the need for constant sensitization of young minds as POCACOV is doing.

“I solicit for more partnership for more sensitization among students on a date that the university will come up with,” Eze said.