The Scout Association of Nigeria has alerted schools in the Federal Territory (FCT), Abuja to cases of impersonation and extortion by elements desperate to make money off parents and schools with children interested in the organization.
State Scout Commissioner, Garen Omonigho said this in Abuja in his remark on the activities of the Scouting community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Omonigho said that schools have reached out to him on several occasions, about impostors, who sought to take advantage of their wards’ desire to be members of the revered organization but those who went to such areas turned out to be fake.
He urged schools, to evolve the habit of verifying information about such claims, before letting their wards into the hands of such persons, who may not have good intentions.
Omonigho who led the leadership of the FCT Scout association on a partnership visit to the Nigeria UnÃon of Journalist (NUJ) Abuja Council said the body was wary of these characters and they must be checkmated before they cause harm to innocent members of the public.
He maintained that the public owed itself and the Scout association the responsibility to expose these persons when they come over to pose as Scout team.
His words: “Anybody that is not registered in FCT Scout team and is still masquerading as a Scout leader, let the security agency be told that we are law-abiding people and we go by the principles all that is tenable by the Scout law.
That law is public, if you are not registered you are not a member of the Scouting. If that is amplified, some people we do not know but know us, will not go through the back door and perpetuate such manner of mischief.
“I was in my house one day and I got a call that there was a particular school here in the city centre, people were entering there in the name of recruiting members for the Scout, they asked, do I know them? I said I do not know them.
“It is high time for us to highlight our values. We are not lawless people, you do not enter into schools the way you feel and begin to extort money from parents, that alone could also make some people not trust the integrity of the organization.
“For me as the spokesperson for now, and to protect the sanctity of FCT scout it has therefore become imperative to let the public know so that whoever is doing anything at the back door so that the society at large can also help us to do so, law-abiding people will not see wrong and embrace wrong.
The remark of the chairman of Council, Comrade, Emmanuel Ogbeche, who are received the delegation exposed the leadership challenged in the country and urged the Scouting association of Nigeria and all others if it’s kind to fill the void by training the younger generation.
Ogbeche said the national demand for leadership quality of discipline, skill, and patriotism can be imbibed by the youth from early exposure to the guidance of the scouting team and others where they make themselves available to society.
His words: “We are having leadership challenge because of the seeming inertia of the association like the Scout.
“When we were growing up scouting was a major activity for children, they were taught survival skills, they went on camping and imbibe leadership training.
“We are pleased to know that already efforts are in to bring the glory days of Scouting to Nigeria and our schools.
“Our country needs a new generation of leaders who are discipline; leaders who understand patriotism; leaders who have skills for modern living.
“Sometimes we refer to the Indomie generation, honestly, some lack the skills and discipline and mental fortitude to excel. We are particularly saddened by your determination and enjoined all other organizations like yours, to assail the schools and provide them with skills to engage society and leadership position.”
He also charged them to make themselves available to the schools so that it would be difficult for infiltrators to pose as the Scouting association in schools.
In the delegation of the state commissioner are; National Commissioner for Publicity, Wajeed Obomeghie, FCT Commissioner for Engagement, Martha Oha, and others.
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