The school often strategies several measures to deal with issues of cultism ranging from warning to rustication. This study provides an overview of the problem of cultism in nigerian higher education and some conceptual background. Nollywood films representation of cultism and ritual. Origin of cultism in nigeria and examples of some cult groups. A case study of college of education, ekiadolorbenin abstract cultism is small groups of people who have. A further publication of the centre for development and conflict management studies cedcoms, ileife, nigeria. The use of public enlightenment campaign strategy and.
The flag the flag of nigeria consists of three equal sized. Chapter one introduction background of the study the emergence of cult activities in tertiary institutions in africa can be traced back to the early 1950s. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about cultism from nigeria and the world on today. Area of study the study was carried out in tertiary institution of nnamdi azikiwe university awka. Despite these disciplinary measures, cultism still thrives in virtually all tertiary institutions in nigeria.
The cults can greatly affect populations and can cause seemingly innocent people to become tangled up in criminal activities that are performed as parts of cult rituals. Causes, effects and strategies for eradicating cultism among students in tertiary institutions in nigeria a case study of nnamdi azikiwe university awka anambra state, nigeria udoh victoria chinwe 1 ikezu uju joy mag 2 1, general studies unit, tansian university, umunya, anambra state. The menace of secret cults in the nigerian universities adewale rotimi obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria abstract cultism has become a major social problem both within and outside the nigerian universities. In some, membership is secret, but rank and file is usually done in secret. Here, the formation of the cult groups were both clandestine and gradual until the. They observed that the university was populated with wealthy students who were associated with colonial powers. The question has often been asked by various groups and people.
Cultism has really brought certain people together, with unlawful and illegal common goals, their main objectives has not be proven profitable to the society in which they leave instead they have caused trouble, destroyed, vandalised destroyed properties belonging to government, sometimes robbery and kidnapping where necssary. Use of cultists as thugs by politicians encourages cultism in nigeria. Politicians clampers the effectiveness of effort towards curbing cultism through their direct or indirect affiliation with these cults. A cult can be said to emanate from great and excessive admiration or belief in a person or idea. As people go to school to learn, so also they form cult, alongside with their studies. The use of public enlightenment campaign strategy and school. Nollywood films representation of cultism and ritual murder in nigeria, real or imagined. Other related pdf files or direct download link are also welcomed. Some nigerian confraternities do not hide their symbols, while others keep them in secret and only members of that cult know what they are. Nigeria the federal republic of nigeria comprises thirty six states and its federal capital territory is abuja.
Introduction campus cult in nigeria have been traced back to 1952 when prof. Public relations, as a tool for eradicating cultism in. Public relations, as a tool for eradicating cultism in nigerian tertiary institutions project material. Cultism or gangsterism and its effect on moral development of.
Cultism, the spiritual consequences and deliverance through. Cultism itself, according to history, started for a good cause, but over time things have changed. History of cultismconfraternities in nigeria by chucksbadtm. Abstract that education is a crucial factor in the socioeconomic, political and y development of a nation is not in doubt. Nollywood films representation of cultism and ritual murder. Members of this group always commit themselves to oath and allegiance which serves as their strong bond. Top 7 most popular confraternities cult groups in nigeria and their history.
Definition of cultism cultism can also be called secret cult. Cultism, nigerian, institutions, youths and violence. Mar 16, 2016 cultism in nigeria has assumed a very dangerous trend because some people have found it to be most effective group that can give power, wealth and even protection. It employs approximately 371,800 staff with a ratio of one policeman for every 377 citizens.
It was discovered from the study that cultism among the students of tertiary institutions is real and urgent solutions is needed by government and institution at large to curb it. The consequences of cultism include decreased morale, a need for substances and incarceration of individuals who were involved in the cult. The paper examined the menace of secret cults in the nigerian tertiary institutions. Virtually all the tertiary institutions in nigeria are under the impact of cultism. However, nigerian cultism is a complex social problem that isnt easily solved. It is seen as a ritual practiced by group of people whose. Cultism can be defined as the practices or activities of a group of people who have extreme religious beliefs that are considered severe. Capturing the widening scope of the menace of cultism and its accompanying inimical effects, eneji 1996 in adewale 2005 asserts that cultism with its attendant violence, torture, suppression and unwarranted intimidation. A cult can be said to emanate from great and excessive admiration or belief. However, this topic is based on the use of public relation as a tool for eradicating cultism in nigeria tertiary institutions. Her trip to nigeria was made possible by funding from the u. D, 2uche patricia ekwugha, 3chinwe elizabeth uzochukwu ph.
A case study of college of education, ekiadolorbenin includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available the effect of cultism in nigeria higher institutions. Introduction cultism is one of the major challenges confronting the nations education system. That the standard and academic performance of secondary school students in nigeria is falling very fast, it is against this background that geared towards investigating the problem of cultism in our secondary schools and its effect on students academic performance are as follows. Origin of cultism in nigeria and examples of some cult.
The first confraternity, the pyrates confraternity was created as a social organization for promising students. Contact with intimate group preference to violation of law rather than conforming to the law makes people to partake in cultism. Cultism in nigeria 2299 words oct 31, 2011 10 pages recent activities of secret fraternities in edo and anambra states of nigeria have once again brought to focus the impact of the activities of the nefarious groups on the polity. Speaking on the issue of cultism among nigerian students, president of national association of nigeria students, nans, comrade taiwo bamigbade egalitarian, listed the following reasons students. Jessica morey is a doctoral student in african history. Cultism in nigerian tertiary institutions and its effects on national development atuoma ukachi onwuemeodo and florence ifeoma nwosu abstract cultism has been a menace in our society especially in the nigerian higher institutions. Cultism is thus a learning behavior, just like learning how to be a mechanic or carpenter.
Types of cultism in nigeria and their symbols so, lets look through the main types of cultism in nigeria and their symbols. Let us take a look at cultism in nigeria, the causes, effects, how it all began and solutions to cultism in nigeria. Nairaland forum nairaland general education history of cultism confraternities in nigeria 43475 views which university has the highest rate of cultism in nigeria. History of cultismconfraternities in nigeria education. Public relations, as a tool for eradicating cultism in nigerian tertiary institutions abstract evaluation is a prelude to strategic action. Curbing the menace of cultism in rivers the guardian. In 1952, a group of seven students from the university college ibadan formed the pyrates confraternity. The issue of cultism has in spite of many efforts at reducing it, soared up in the nigerias tertiary institutions. Pdf youth membership to cultism in nigeria tertiary institutions. A good part of the crisis of performance and credibility faced by the institutions today can be traced to it. Cultism is a form of organization whose activities are not only exclusively kept away. Eradicating cult and cultism for the achievement of the millennium development goals in nigeria chinyeremaka christian ojimba department of history, federal college of education, kano. The remaining six are olumyiwa awe, ralph opara, tunji tubi, daige imokhuede, pius olegbe and olu agunloye.
It is a social crime which is very rampant within the school system, although cult groups are everywhere within the larger society. The exact death toll of confraternity activities is unclear. Cultism, the spiritual consequences and deliverance through christ by muttleylaff. Types of cultism in nigeria and their symbols updated. Cultism or gangsterism and its effect on moral development.
Campus cult in nigeria have been traced back to 1952 when prof. Nigeria is located in west africa and shares land borders with the republic of benin in the west, chad and cameroon in the east, and niger in the north. Pdf the issue of cultism in nigeria universities is not a new thing. Pdf tertiary institutions in nigeria today have become breeding grounds for various forms of deviant and criminal behaviour. D 12lecturer, 3senior lecturer, department of mass communication nnamdi azikiwe university, awka, anambra state, nigeria. Menace of cultism in nigerian tertiary institutions. Culture and institutional performance towards effective management of cultism in nigerian universities introduction one of the societal phenomena that have generated a lot of attention in educational institutions in nigeria is cultism. Causes, effects and strategies for eradicating cultism among. Uniprojects aim of providing this public relations, as a tool for eradicating cultism in nigerian tertiary institutions project research material is to reduce the stress of moving from. Everyones in on the game 2 summary countless ordinary nigerians attempting to make precarious ends meet as taxi drivers, market traders, and shopkeepers are accosted on a daily basis by. The public awareness campaign strategy often tries to. Cultism, one of nigerias major problems apostle osasuyi. Causes, effects and strategies for eradicating cultism. History of cultism confraternities in nigeria education nairaland.
Cultism started at the university college, ibadan in 1952 when wole soyinka now professor and six others formed the pyrates confraternity. Cultism, the spiritual consequences and deliverance. Let us take a look at the history of cultism in nigeria and how it all began. One estimate in 2002 was that 250 people had been killed in campus cultrelated murders in the previous decade, while the exam ethics project lobby group estimated that 115. Get the latest news and analysis of issues from nigeria, africa and around the world, direct into your inbox, daily. Learning the behavior also includes learning the techniques through the influence of peer group. Cultism or gangsterism and its effect on moral development of learners in nigerian tertiary institutions pemede oluwatobi and viavonu babatunde department of educational foundations and counselling psychology faculty of education, lagos state university, lagos, nigeria. However, as new confraternities were formed, they became increasingly violent through the 1970s and 1980s. Department of education fulbrighthays summer intensive yoruba group projects abroad gpa program.
Pdf menace of cultism in nigerian tertiary institutions. Major findings include the proliferation and politicization of cultism. It may take ending other social issues for nigerian cultism to be solved. Cultism constitutes a major social menace which hampers peace and harmony in nigeria tertiary institutions. The cults can greatly affect populations and can cause seemingly innocent people to become tangled up in criminal activities that. The parents must work closely with the institutions authority to arrive at a lasting. In nigeria, a confraternity cultism is a group that is nominally universitybased, though street and creek confraternities began in the 1990s. There activities and operations within the school environment and the. Cultism news latest breaking stories and top headlines today. Cultism has cast gloom over the educational sector. Its coast in the south lies on the gulf of guinea on the atlantic ocean. It was formed by nigerias only nobel laureate, professor wole soyinka and six others who founded the pyrates confraternity.
Cultism news latest breaking stories and top headlines. Menace of cultism in nigerian tertiary institutions kamlaraj. Cultism in nigerian universities and the way out professor. Today however, the story is different because cultism has invaded and has come to stay in tertiary institutions in nigeria. Wole soyinka, winner of the 1986 noble prize for literature and a group of six friends formed the pirates confraternity elite of the university college ibadan, then part of the university of london 1.
Cultism in nigeria dates back to pre the recent destructive cult activities on cam. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. This is because the demonic forces holding down nigeria is too strong and nigeria cannot be freed by any human ability. By this time, the higher institutions of learning have started springing up in benue state and so, the state began to feature vaguely in the issue of cultism as it affects these higher institutions as well. Today, on school campuses, streets, neighborhoods and especially universities, cult and cultist groups hold everyone to ransom and engage. Sep 23, 2016 speaking on the issue of cultism among nigerian students, president of national association of nigeria students, nans, comrade taiwo bamigbade egalitarian, listed the following reasons students. It is repeatedly said that the youths are the future leaders but it is a little wonder what the future holds for the youth of this country which has a good proportion of her youth. Historical development of campus cultism in nigeria. According to opaluwah 2000, what is known as campus cultism in tertiary institutions started at the university college, ibadan, nigeria in 1952. Of the ten tertiary education institution campuses in the country, three. Strategies once identified must definitely be evaluated, so as to determine whether it is serving the required purpose. However, modern cults trace their origins back to ordinary student. Cultism in secondary schools a cult is a way of life, an attitude, an idea that has become very popular. The menace of secret cults in the nigerian universities adewale rotimi obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria abstract cultism has become a major social problem both.
As much as some people have tried in the past to put an end or save this nation called nigeria in the past e. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. The cases of the nigeria experience and that of sierra leone especially in the tertiary education institution campuses testify to these assertions. The public awareness campaign strategy often tries to make public through various media the evil of cultism. The origin of cultism was traced to the seadog confraternity a. Please, sit back and study the below research material carefully. Indeed, gimba 2002 in referring to the cult activities in the universities referred to the universities as offering bsc in violence and ma in cultism. A case study of college of education, ekiadolorbenin abstract cultism is small groups of people who have extreme religious believes and are not part. The atrocities committed on daily basis by the cult groups is obviously beyond imagination. Investigation further showed that quite a number of politicians, academics, professionals and different sets of people belong to one cult group or the other. Cultism in nigeria has assumed a very dangerous trend because some people have found it to be most effective group that can give power, wealth and even protection. Confraternities in nigeria are secretsociety like student groups within higher education that have recently been involved in illegal and violent activities. Origin of cultism in nigeria and examples of some cult groups in nigeria august 31, 2015 origin of cultism in nigeria. Cultism is a major vice which is common in tertiary institutions in nigeria today.
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