Cultism among Nigerian students.

With Emma Collins.

Students join cult group for so many reasons which include but not limited to : Peer group influence, poor parental upbringing; course curriculum in school which makes students less busy in school;
oppression from lecturers and poor security system in and outside the campuses and poor institution management. cult and cult related activities are spreading like wild fire across Nigerian campuses and urgent steps need to be taken to stop this ugly actions.

Curbing cultism on campuses requires a collective approach which ranges from parental efforts, higher institutions inputs and government. Parent should bring their children up in God-fearing ways. Also, management of institutions across Nigeria should enact strict punitive measures to discourage students from joining cult or other anti-social groups.

cultism as any organisation that is kept away from the public whose activities can cause threat and dangers to the peace of the community.

The following can be traits that a youth belongs to a fraternity. When a youth become a heavy driver and smoker, moves in groups, has no definite home address, lives in constant fear, uses charm, suspicious dress sense and most times a fighter. Many also opined that it is also the lack of principle and not peer pressure that makes students join cult organisations in school.” For me lack of values and principles are the reasons majority of youths join fraternities. As you will know, before peer pressure there is principle, peer pressure may not influence one if we have the right people around us.”