Former President Jerry John Rawlings has advised students of the University of Ghana to use their youthful energy to tackle and find ways to curb the influx of robbery incidents on campus.
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According to him, students must not let thieves harass them on campus since they can solve and deal with the situation permanently without expecting help from the police or university authorities or government.
He explained that in order for the robbery incidents to stop drastically, the students must take advantage of their youthful age to think proactively and act on them since they are the rightful people to put a stop to it.
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And for that to be achieved, the students must also think like thieves to know how to salvage the situation.
Using his life as an example, Rawlings said he always fought for what was right at his youthful age because he had the strength to do so and is shocked the youth of today are inactive hence making people take advantage of their vulnerability.
His comment comes as a reaction to the recent attacks on University of Ghana students by unscrupulous robbers.
Do you think Rawlings’ suggested method of tackling robbery on campus is effective enough to deter robbers from robbing students on campus?
