 And a former general secretary of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Newpeng, Josef Akinlaja, has expressed concern over the high rate of kidnapping and killings in schools in the northern part of the country. Akinlaja spoke in a coure at the inauguration of the Ondos State Chapter of the Youth Assembly of Nigeria, YAN and Peace Corps. Also, guest speaker at the event, Lauren Oluwademi said, the establishment of peace clubs and various schools was another way of catching them young. National speaker of the Youth Assembly, Shuaibu Sami, said security challenges facing the country, especially in northern parts of the country, were very unfortunate. Where people can no more stay in school? States are withdrawing their citizens from universities other than their own. We're going to DOS and bring people from Iran to DOS. People are bringing people from universities. Where will they study? Shuaibu, Boko Haram, Western education is becoming a taboo. The essence of government is to secure the lives of citizens and the properties of citizens. So that is the starting point. Unfortunately, government has more or less abdicated their responsibility and the citizens are being told to go and secure themselves. So going forward, I think government should have everything. The issue of the government of the day is not about the issue of party, PDP or APC. It's not about the issue of pointing fingers on this person is right or this person is wrong. Where have we gotten it wrong and how can we address the issues headlong? It's what should be the topic of the day. Fresh News Updates