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SOCIAL VICES AND THE EFFECT OF CULTISM ACTIVITIES AMONG UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES OF EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY, ADOEKITI, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Background: Disruptive activities are widespread in the contemporary Nigerian Universities. This is evident in the deluge of social vices witnessed on regular bases. From a historical perspective, a social vice exists when there is sizable difference between the ideals of a society and its actual achievements. The most essential problem facing tertiary institutions in Nigeria is the problem of cultism here and there. The menace and the aggressiveness of cult members and cult related violent clashes and activities on most tertiary institutions campuses have caused the sudden death of lecturers and students. Objective: This study examines the main causes of social vices among undergraduate in Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, to ascertain the reasons why undergraduate are been engaged in cultism, and to identify some of the measures on how to curb cultism among undergraduates. Materials and methods: Both primary and secondary source of data were used and survey design was adopted in this study. A total number of 150 respondents were used for this study and it was made up of undergraduates from nine faculties of EKSU. A simple random sampling procedure was adopted in choosing the population of the study. Questionnaire and in-debt interview guide was used for data collection. The data here was analyzed, using descriptive and statistical packages. Result: The findings however showed that some of the causes of cultism are peer group influence, parental influence, to feel high, to be protected and secured, to gain power, for leisure etc Conclusion: It has been established in this study that the problem of cultism, among others, is a symptom of society, which is embroiled in moral decadence and where institutionalized and personal violence has become a way of life. However to curb this menace, government and non-governmental agencies and the media should step up their campaigns against cultism and its destructive tendencies. The evil nature of cultism should be explained to Students at all levels through sensitization, seminars, workshops, symposium, posters, handbills and public lectures.
Key words: Rapping, poverty, intimidation, frustration, violence