 A report by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime in Nigeria indicates that 14.4% of people aged between 15 and 64 years abuse drugs in the country. Against this backdrop, stakeholders in the educational sector have urged federal government to give formal recognition and support to the teaching of religion to reduce crime and promote societal values. Director of Ali Institute for Quran memorization Ustaz Ali Abdul Salam made the call in Ibadon said that the recognition would ensure youths are fed with required spiritual diet and it will in turn reduce crime and promote uprightness. An understakeholder Hassan Gewa called on parents to avail the words with knowledge of the holy books as a child trained in the way of God will think twice before indulging in anti-social vices. Learning about what is embedded in the Quran, the further they will be from all the vices they are talking about. But the moment there is a disconnect between them and the message of a creator Allah who is in the Quran then definitely that you will be seeing what we are seeing now. The question is, this youth, we exactly are they learning? They are only learning, I mean, society is coming in social media. So if they continue to learn from the Quran, they continue to learn and hear what the Quran is passing as a message, it will be imparted in their life. You know, the more that they give is actually staff from home. If we parents are not able to gather, come together to give them the kind of training that is needed for them to live their life in the way that is happily suited for everyone in the society. You know, charity begins at home. If we are able to educate them in a way that is actually expected, society will become better. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.