Lecturer Urges Parents, Teachers To Protect Children From Drugs

A lecturer at the Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic (ATAP), Bauchi, Dr Bashir Ahmad Maidawa, has called on parents, teachers and the society to work together to protect children from drug abuse, violence and other negative influences threatening their development.
Maidawa made the call on Saturday while delivering a keynote address at the 4th Speech and Prize Giving Day of Success International School, Wuntin Dada, Bauchi.
Speaking on the theme, “The Role of Teachers, Parents, and Society Towards Child Upbringing,” the lecturer identified excessive use of mobile phones and social media, drug abuse, peer pressure, poor parental supervision, indiscipline and economic hardship as some of t...