Suicide: Dean tasks Unilorin Centre on youth rehabilitation

The Dean of Postgraduate School, University of Ilorin, Prof. Raji Bello, has urged the management of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies (CPSS) of the university to include youth rehabilitation on suicide in its proposed ‘Mediation Room’.

Bello spoke on Wednesday during a meeting with CPSS delegation led by the Director, Prof. Noah Yusuf. He lamented the growing number of feeble minded youths who saw suicide as an alternative to solving their problems in life, adding that the Mediation Room could be used to reach out to them.

Bello said rather, there was need to change the mindset of the youth, who felt that the moment they had challenges, the next thing was to give up.

He expressed worry over the spate at which young people committed suicide over matters that could be solved with simple communication.

He said there were stories of third class graduates who were now scholars in the academia.

Bello implored the CPSS team to also extend the Mediation Room to the members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for them to understand the importance of peaceful resolution to their agitations.

The Director of CPSS, Yusuf, said the Centre had secured N3 million for its proposed Mediation Room, adding that the main objective of the programme was to make it a practical experience for postgraduate students.

“The Mediation Room would also serve as a resolution centre for the University community and communities in Kwara State,” he said. (NAN)