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INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDY
The
last two decade’s have witnessed secret cult violence in higher institution in
Nigeria. Cult activities involve blood sharing and waste of human lives; have
reached an alarming proportion in Nigeria society today. Media reports blaze
the coverage of cult activities in educational institution in Nigeria. These
include the activities in the University of Ibadan, Nsuka, Almadu Bello
University, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, University of Benin and so on. Coverage
also include the polytechnic such as Kwara state polytechnic, Oko polytechnic,
Auchi Polytechnic the other polytechnic are not left out. The colleges of
education are no exception, cult activities have been reported at the college
of education etc.
Cult
activities have continued to thrive in Nigeria due to the enormous impression
of the seeming invisibility of cult and their members. A major factor working
in the favour of cult group is mass ignorance on the part of students especially
the new students who are hoodwinked and deceived to join them, secret cult
societies could be traced down to the Egyptians. Cultism is the state or
phenomenon where persons are bound together with a common belief or cause
usually through some rituals. According to Oxford dictionary of current English
5th edition the word “cult” mean a system of religions worship
especially one that is expressed in rituals. From this definition cults now
popularly know as confraternities, have assumed a monstrous features in our
institution of higher learning. To this end therefore our various campuses,
which were hitherto a mode of intellectual quest and social uplift most have
become citadel of violence and terrorism.
The pertinent question that one may ask is the
phenomenon of cult just entering our institution of higher learning? The answer
is simply no. this is because international figure have been know t be members
of the pirates confraternity in their college days or universities. Furthermore,
when there was a violent clash between the Eiye confraternity and the
Buccaneers at the universities of Ibadan in (1989) some notable professors and
doctors at the institution were fond to the patrons and bankers of these cults.
The implication is that these professors and doctors were members of these
cults in their own college days. We find and disturbing trend of the
proliferation of campuses cult in or institutions of higher learning, such
cults are Viking the black axe, the morphine, the buccaneers, the pirates, the
black arrow to mention but a few have become a familiar features in our
institutions.
Additionally, the attention of the government and
the society at large is the introductions of violent, savagery and terrorism
into the present day cult a diametrical contrast to what obtained in yester –
years. It is now common in or campuses that factors of naval cults violently
clash even in broad day light and manta themselves down with dangerous weapons
such as guns and daggers, nocturnal initiation ceremonies in which initiates
are animalized and some of then die in the process making blood covenants and
performing other occultic rituals, organized opposition against any kind of
oppression real or imagined liberal consumption of alcohol, use of drugs,
intimidation and use of violent, extortion, stealing, armed robbers, arson,
sexual abuse and rape, examination malpractice, maiming, manslaughter and
murder. The recent occurrence are the university of Ile-Ife, Benin Ekpoma,
Ibadan and of the course college of educations to mention but a few artist to
these facts. This is what as led to the pubic to speak against the societal
evil calling to its total eradication.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
The fundamental problems of cultism are the
uncertain and unsafe atmosphere in schools due to the manner of operation is
both sinister and bizarre living behind them a trial of destructions most
distressing of the problem is the space of killing in our schools in recent
times. Many lives have been terminated prematurely. The human carriage of
supposed leaders of tomorrow is what is causing a lot of concern to both the
government and the entire citizenry. Inspite of measures put in place by the
various arms of government and social administrators aimed at combating the
ugly trend of cultism. The phenomenon seems to be gaining more popularity and
prominence on our secondary schools. What could be responsible for students
belonging to the secret cult could it be that they want to acquire power,
wealth or influence? Could it be influence fro the peer groups, could they be
acquisition for protection, could it be that their parents influence them. The
following are the research questions drawn which will lead to proper investigation
to find solution to the problems of cultism in our secondary schools.
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
1.
Does acquisition
for power, wealth influence students to be involved in cultism?
2.
Does the
influence of peer group a significant factor for joining cult?
3.
Does the parent’s
involvement in cultism influence children to join cult?
PURPOSE OF
THE STUDY
This
project work will be help to create awareness on the evils of secret cults in
our institutions of learning as well as providing solutions to the problems,
the only necessary ingredients are determination and constituency of the part
of the authorities concerned to fight and uproot this social evils of cultism
fro the schools system.
SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
On the completion of this project work.
It will serve the purpose of guiding the individual in higher institutions into
the school authorities and the government on how to find solutions to the
prevailing problems of cultism in our schools. This study will provide in
expository terms the causative factors that create the healthy climate that
encourages the growth and spread of cultism in our institution or school. This
will therefore provide planners and implementers of policies with the factors
that influence cultism in schools. Factors known will enable them to combat
cultism squarely and help eradicate the malaise that has become a canker worm
in our secondary schools.
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Friday 25 October 2013
FACTORS INFLUENCING CULTISM IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
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