Causes And Remedies Of Student Involvement In Cult Activities In Nigeria Tertiary Institutions (a Case Study Of Federal Polytechnic, Auchi)

This study investigates the causes and the remedies of student involvement in cult activities in Nigeria tertiary institutions, With particular reference to Federal Polytechnic, Auchi. The study is significant because, the findings will supplement the existing knowledge on the causes, problems and remedies of cultism in the institutions of higher learning. To direct the researcher, four study questions were formulated to guide the project. The sources of data used in the course of writing the project are basically the primary and secondary sources of data collection and simple percentage method was used in analyzing the data for easy understanding. Based on the study questions, the following findings were made; factors that contribute to the formation of cultism include social factors, institutional factors, and societal factors. At the end of the project work, it was recommended that the government should enforce discipline in the society and that in order to check the existence of cults in the campuses,  all the existing clubs and societies should be made to undergo a formal registration with the Directorate of Student Affairs.

 

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 

 2.4 Measures taken to resolve the problems of cult  Activities . . . . . . . . 18