FCTA to build Borstal Home for youth training, rehabilitation

T@Simon Echewofun he Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is planning to build a Borstal Training Home where youth and juveniles would be rehabilitated and trained to develop good attitudes.

The General Counsel for the FCT Legal Counsel Secretariat, Mr Mohammed Umar who said this on the side-line of the staff year-end celebration in Abuja said the Minister of the FCT, Malam Bello Muhammad recently gave the assurance on establishing the rehabilitation home.

He said: “The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) reassured that he is going to set up a Borstal Home which will be a reformation centre for the youth.

“It is where the youth will be trained and guided to develop good attitudes. It is not also right to put juveniles in conventional prison; our Legal Counsel Secretariat is being fortified so that we can deliver on that. I believe that with the good governance we are seeing all over, there will be less of juvenile cases,” Umar said.

While urging staff of the secretariat to be much more committed to doing their jobs in the coming year, the General Counsel said the Secretariat is the biggest law firm next to the Federal Ministry of Justice as it has over 100 lawyers who are competent and diligent.

He advised youth to also take up law career as it is an enviable profession. “I will advise and encourage young people to strive towards taking law and aspire to get good grades and become lawyers. They should also try to become successful in it because there is so much pride in the profession.”

The law expert said his successful career was achieved from year of hard work. “You have to be prepared always and be familiar with the law. It is also about being diligent and above all honesty and integrity,” he advised potential lawyers.