A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader. A professional diploma student research work submitted to the institute of social work and geriatric studies adolescents prefer an autonomous and independent life that is free from adult control, there by engaging in various delinquent acts drug. Nigeria joined the ranks of oil producers in 1958 when its first oil field came on stream producing 5,100 bpd. Cultism or gangsterism and its effect on moral development. This study situates the incidence of campus cultism in nigerian heis in the broader. The history of nigeria explained in 6 minutes 3,000 years. Confraternities in nigeria are secretsociety like student groups within higher education that have recently been involved in illegal and violent activities. Achebe 1998 sub mits that t here is noth ing wron g with the geographical entit y called. Nollywood films representation of cultism and ritual murder. Use of cultists as thugs by politicians encourages cultism in nigeria. Virtually all the tertiary institutions in nigeria are under the impact of cultism. Cultism or gangsterism and its effect on moral development of. The origination of cultism in nigeria must read leave a comment cultism today has become a very diabolical practice the national association of airlords the supreme eiye confraternity is a fraternity based in almost all the higher schools of learning in nigeria. Studying under a very substandard study environments 4.
D 12lecturer, 3senior lecturer, department of mass communication nnamdi azikiwe university, awka, anambra state, nigeria. Today however, the story is different because cultism has invaded and has come to stay in tertiary institutions in nigeria. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. Menace of cultism in nigerian tertiary institutions kamlaraj. Then, one wole soyinka led a group of seven students to form the pyrates confraternity at. With over 50 cult groups, rivers is nigeria s hotbed of cultism from kelvin ebiri, port harcourt in recent months, rivers state has been in the grip of vicious cult violence. Aug 11, 2014 it is no longer news that the universities and other institutions of higher learning meant to be further training ground for integral human development of the youths for a greater tomorrow have been infiltrated with a lot of antisocial behavioural idiosyncrasies, and have become also a comfortable ground for breeding student cultists and their nefarious. However, nigerian cultism is a complex social problem that isnt easily solved. The history development of cultism in nigeria tertiary institutions 19542010 cultism started in nigerian tertiary institutions in the early 1950s. Rating is available when the video has been rented.
In the african context, cultism is largely concerned with reverence of a being, discreet but rare in depth teaching, power control and benefits which could be spiritual, economic, social, political or plain. 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 started at the university college, ibadan in 1952 when wole soyinka now professor and six others formed the pyrates confraternity. Abuja has been the capital of nigeria since december 12, 1991. Its symbol is an upright axe with a wide blade fixed to a short handle. Let us take a look at cultism in nigeria, the causes, effects, how it all began and solutions to cultism in nigeria.
Poverty and cultism in our contemporary society african journals. Origin of cultism in nigeria and examples of some cult groups. In nigeria schools, the main reason why people become cultist is to fight those who oppress them, the wicked lecturer, school authorities and the opposite cult members. Causes, effects and strategies for eradicating cultism among. A system or community of religious worship and ritual.
Then, one wole soyinka led a group of seven students to form the pyrates confraternity at the university college, ibadan. 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. The menace of secret cults in the nigerian universities. Causes, effects and strategies for eradicating cultism. Cultism definition of cultism by the free dictionary. The research entitled cultism in tertiary education institution campuses of fourah bay college. The expost facto research design was used for the study.
Politicians clampers the effectiveness of effort towards curbing cultism through their direct or indirect affiliation with these cults. Cultism is one of the major vices confronting the nigerian educational sector today. Nigeria has long had a history of secret societies dating back to precolonial days. It emerged from the university of benin, edo state. D, 2uche patricia ekwugha, 3chinwe elizabeth uzochukwu ph. One estimate in 2002 was that 250 people had been killed in campus cult related murders in the previous decade, while the exam ethics project lobby group estimated that 115. Cultism is a major vice which is common in tertiary institutions in nigeria today. The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc. Cultism can be defined as the practices or activities of a group of people who have extreme religious beliefs that are considered severe. 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. Campus cultism in nigerias higher education institutions african. Students industrial work experience scheme siwes and. Throughout the history of higher education worldwide, students have often. Oct 23, 2011 nigeria the federal republic of nigeria comprises thirty six states and its federal capital territory is abuja.
The exact death toll of confraternity activities is unclear. A cult can be said to emanate from great and excessive admiration or belief. Eight years since the end of military rule, the countrys longestever stretch of uninterrupted civilian. The atrocities committed on daily basis by the cult groups is obviously beyond imagination. Secret cult groups are rampant in higher institutions in the country and has become a smear on the proper development of the nigerian youth. 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. The movement is unique in that it combines a sectarian, radical islamic agenda with violence. 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.
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. It is a social crime which is very rampant within the school system, although cult groups are everywhere within the larger society. The next part addresses the reasons why students join secret cults as well as modes of recruitment into secret cults. Obviously, cultism is said to be the mother of crimes in tertiary institutions, and this phenomenon has negatively affected the image of our institutions, the learning quality and integrity of the grandaunts. Curbing cultism in higher institutions the tide news. Nigeria guidance note and common analysis the country guidance represents the common assessment of the situation in the country of origin by senior policy officials from eu member states. Cultism is most rampant in our campuses these days as a result of oppression of noncultist by cultist, the crave for power and popularity by students, pressure from peer groups and the need to feel. It may take ending other social issues for nigerian cultism to be solved. History of the nigerian petroleum industry oil was discovered in nigeria in 1956 at oloibiri in the niger delta after half a century of exploration. Cultism in nigerian universities and the way out professor. Thus, cultism may be viewed as a system of beliefs binding together people of the same interest for the purpose of promoting and defending the common pursuit. The population was estimated at 2,242 comprised of students from four polytechnics 849, four monotechnics 550 and 542 industrial training officials of siwes. Even among the rank and file of university staff, cult groups were used to settle.
The consequences of cultism include decreased morale, a need for substances and incarceration of individuals who were involved in the cult. Nollywood films representation of cultism and ritual murder in nigeria, real or imagined. Pdf nigerian universities and other institutions of higher learning have in recent times. The discovery was made by shellbp, at the time the sole concessionaire. 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.
The paper examined the menace of secret cults in the nigerian tertiary institutions. Cultism or gangsterism and its effect on moral development of learners in nigerian tertiary institutions. Cultism is the sharing of a worship or belief system among a selected few with the intention of upholding a particular beneficial truth. The issue of cultism has in spite of many efforts at reducing it, soared up in the nigerias tertiary institutions.
Get the latest news and analysis of issues from nigeria, africa and around the world, direct into your inbox, daily. Origin of cultism in nigeria and examples of some cult. Secret cults are organisations whose membership and modes of operation are considered to be unconventional and known to members only. Introduction cultism is one of the major challenges confronting the nations education system.
Introduction campus cult in nigeria have been traced back to 1952 when prof. Cultism, on the other hand, is an unorthodox or spurious deviation from the tenets of confraternity, make no mistakes about it. 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. History of cultismconfraternities in nigeria education. Odubunmi 1998 sees cultism as the information of a group of initiates or adherent around the figure of a god, a saint or. In this respect, the 1979 constitution of the federal republic of nigeria, section 35 4 a and b bans and. Area of study the study was carried out in tertiary institution of nnamdi azikiwe university awka. No wonder, the countless cases of murder, bloodshed, revenge in schools with high cultism rate. Curbing the menace of cultism in rivers nigeria and world news.
Islam reached nigeria through the borno empire between 1068 ad and hausa states around 85 ad during the 11th century, while. Menace of cultism in nigerian tertiary institutions. The remaining six are olumyiwa awe, ralph opara, tunji tubi, daige imokhuede, pius olegbe and olu agunloye. Cultism, nigerian, institutions, youths and violence. Nigeria today is the renewal of the menace and aggressiveness of cult activities. Although nigeria students are hard working and committed they are faced with mountains of challenges to access university education. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire. The cases of the nigeria experience and that of sierra leone especially in the tertiary education institution campuses testify to these assertions. Siwes scheme and the incidence of occupational misfit in nigeria.
The origin of cultism was traced to the seadog confraternity a. According to preliminary results of the 2006 census and subsequent estimates, the most populous cities in nigeria are lagos about 8 million, kano 3. The third part attempts to examine the emergence of secret cults. Cultism is the state or phenomenon where persons are bound together with a common belief or cause usually through some rituals. Origin of cultism in nigeria the origin of cultism in the nigerian tertiary institutions can be traced to the pirates confraternity founded by the nobel laureate, wole soyinka and others at the university college, ibadan now the university of ibadan, in 1953.
They observed that the university was populated with wealthy students who were associated with colonial powers. Its coast in the south lies on the gulf of guinea on the atlantic ocean. History of cultism in nigeria and its consequences will impress you. 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. According to opaluwah 2000, what is known as campus cultism in tertiary institutions started at the university college, ibadan, nigeria in 1952. Cults are formed, at least in nigeria, for the sole purpose of destroying, pillaging and usurping violent powers inherent in the new found cults for political intimidation and extra judicial killings. Causes, consequences, and prevention by aniekpeno11. Those that indulge in cultism are known as cultist. 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. However, modern cults trace their origins back to ordinary student.
Cultism has cast gloom over the educational sector. How we measure reads a read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title. 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. History of cultism confraternities in nigeria by chucksbadtm. Comarchivescampaigns nigeria student unionactivistkilledi html. The menace of secret cults in the nigerian universities nairametrics. One estimate in 2002 was that 250 people had been killed in campus cultrelated murders in the previous decade, while the exam.
The question has often been asked by various groups and people. The need for nigeria youths to rise to the occasion of leadership and shun social vices formed the one day summit on campus security themed, cultism and drug abuse among nigerian youth. 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. 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. 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. The activities of these groups have caused the deaths of many members and nonmembers inclusive. Poverty and cultism are serious challenges to all government in nigeria. Cultism itself, according to history, started for a good cause, but over time things have changed. Cultism on the other hand is the devotion and dedication to activities and practices of a cult. Brief history of secret cults in nigerian educational system. In 1952, a group of seven students from the university college ibadan formed the pyrates confraternity. 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. Let us take a look at the history of cultism in nigeria and how it all began.