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FACTORS
INFLUENCING CULTISM IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
ABSTRACT
Cultism is a small
group of people who have extreme religious believes and not part of an
established religion, which original object as turned into destructions?
Cultism has destroyed so many lives, wasted so many families, aborted so many
future makes our school or institutions of learning uncomfortable. Therefore it
has to be completely eradicated totally from our society without knowing the
cause of a problem, there is no way such problem can be solved. This study
therefore focuses on the factors influencing the growth of cultism in secondary
school using questionnaires administration, 40% of randomly selected secondary
schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State were sampled the findings
revealed that parents, peer groups and power for protection, wealth are factors
responsible for the growth of cultism in our country. Recommendations were made
on how to totally eradicate cultism from our various secondary schools and
society at large.
CHAPTER
ONE
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 education, Ekiadolor 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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