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The Impact Of Ritualism On National Security
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Bizarrely,the ritualists always go scott free without being apprehending
by the security agents. This puts the citizens at a constant feeling of
anxiety and insecurity. Lack of trust among individuals even among
close relatives is heightened by the incidence of ritual killings.
Relatives fear each other because of lack of trust which is as a result
of ritual killing. In such a case, the children are restricted from
going to some areas which is viewed as a den for ritualists.
Consequently, these challenge have made security a pivotal issue that
has culminated into national concern owing that no serious measures has
been taken by the government towards putting an end to this anomie. More
so, is the fact that people can no longer go about their activities due
to fear of their lives all of which has foiled the propensity of the
country for socio-cultural tranquility. Therefore it is against this
backdrop that this study seeks to examine the impact of ritualism on
national security.
Objective of the study
The broad objective of this study is to examine impact of ritualism on national security. Specifically, the study seeks:
To ascertain the reason of youth engagement in ritualism.
To investigate factors that leads to youth involvement in ritualism.
To whether youth involvement in ritualism undermine the social tranquility of the society.
To determine if ritualism will have any significant effect on national security.
1.4 Research Hypothesis
HO1: Youth involvement in ritualism does not undermine the social tranquility of the society.
H1: Youth involvement in ritualism undermines the social tranquility of the society.
HO2: Ritualism does not have any significant effect on national security.
HI: Ritualism has a significant effect on national security.
Significance of the study
The
result of the study will be of relevance to policy makers, Nigeria
Youths and religious bodies. To policy makers, findings of the study
will enlighten policy makers on the need to establish guiding principles
to curtail ritual killing and establish punishment for those caught in
this devilish act. To government, the study will also emphasize on the
need to introduce poverty alleviation program, employment opportunities
and support of entrepreneur as this will go a long way in reducing
criminal behaviour among jobless youths. More the study will emphasize
the need for to intensify teaching of moral education in schools,
universities and as well encourage teachers/lecturers that teach moral
education to be role model for our youths among others as this will
reduce the rate of ritualism in Nigeria. Empirically, the study will add
to the body of existing literature on ritualism as serve as reference
material to scholars and student who wishes to conduct further studies
in related field.
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