 In a bid to reduce the high level of unemployment among the teaming youth in Cardona State, the Justice Development and Peace Caritas, JDPC, under its Skills Acquisition Program, has trained and empowered over 2,000 youth in various skills. JDPC says this would not only reduce the dependency on parents and government for white color jobs, but that the rise in cases of insecurity, ranging from banditry to kidnapping for ransom, and other criminality would also reduce drastically. Correspondent Habila Darofa'i filed in this report, presented from our studios. Over the years, youth empowerment has been a major means of curbing insecurity challenges, confronting the state and the country at large, as unemployment has become a major cause of social vices. Speaking at a presentation of starter parks to beneficiaries, JDPC's coordinator Reverend Father Joshua Acher said the aim is to eradicate poverty, which he said is cardinal to ensuring the safety of the people. He stated that the Skills Acquisition Program trains youths in tailoring, catering services, makeup, baking, hairdressing, and network and solar installations, just in a bid to reduce poverty to its barest minimum. The beneficiaries is to see the love we have for them by having to gift them these items. My call is that they should try as hard to see that they make judicious use of these items that they have been given to help them put food on their table, better their own lives, and also better the lives of other people. But I just mind that the devil's control becomes their business. So I call on the government to try to see that they also give out skills to especially our young people. When they become engaged, they will try to better society. Reverend Acher charged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of their starter parks, to impact themselves and other youths, and also called on well-meaning individuals to complement the government's efforts by setting up factories and skilled centers to pave way for job creation. Some of the beneficiaries couldn't hold back their tears as they promised to make good use of their parks and also train others. When people bless you, your duty is to bless others because such kind of blessings will not prosper. That is also the fact of life. So once you get a training, it's expected that you train other people for the society to be better and for people to avoid equipping their mind with evil doings. So definitely I will do that to the glory of God and for the benefit of the society. I don't know what to say. It's only God that will reward them. The thanks goes to God for everything, for all the things that they have done for me. I cannot thank them enough. I'm really grateful to JDPC for making this day a reality for me. The high point of the event was the presentation of certificates to beneficiaries.