The Kwara Command of the
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Friday said it had arrested
115 suspects for different offences since January.
The State Commandant of the
NSCDC, Mr Adeyinka Fasiu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) in his office in Ilorin.
Fasiu said the command
arrested 115 suspects for 10 different crimes committed, with most of them
settled out of court while some were undergoing court processes.
“We were able to settle
some cases out of court; a total number of 78 arrests were settled through the
Alternative Dispute Unit,’’ he said.
The Commandant further said
that the rate of crime in the state was worrisome, especially among the youths
with most of those arrested below 30 years of age.
“Most of these boys are
products of broken homes in which the parents are divorced and there is no
proper arrangements for the children’s upkeep, so they end up dropping out of
school and joining bad gangs.
“Some parents and guardians
also have nonchalant attitude toward their children and so they do not counsel
them and guide them right.
“ This is resulting in most
youths misbehaving and getting involved in criminal activities,” he said.
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