Abdullahi Jabi, secretary general, International Institute of Professional Security, has attributed the rate of insecurity in the country to the prevailing economic hardship and unemployment among the youths.

Mr Jabi, a security expert, said this in an interview with journalists on Wednesday in Abuja.

He said the economic situation was pushing more people into crime, urging the government to do everything possible to improve the lives of Nigerians, including the youths.

According to him, the youth are increasingly becoming willing tools in the hands of criminals, who are brainwashing them into believing that criminality has a lot of benefits.

“So the Federal Government must do everything humanly possible to see how they can reduce the huge unemployment in the country.

“There must be a lot of social intervention schemes that will allow citizens to access funds to do business and engage in other trading activities because an idle mind is a devil’s workshop.

“Parents must also warn their wards seriously against being used particularly for kidnapping either as kidnappers or informants.

“There should be a resolution of the National Assembly and state assemblies to ensure that anybody suspected or anyone that is harbouring criminals should have their houses destroyed.”

Mr Jabi also said there should be no mercy for kidnappers, informants and terrorists.

“Those criminals should be given instant summary execution that will serve as a deterrent to those who want to get involved.

”This will place parents in better position to draw the ears of their wards, not to participate in it.

“If these definitive actions are not taken, we will continue to be recycling this problem day in, day out, because the level of unemployment is unprecedented as it is now.”

(NAN)