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Youth Involvement In Political Violence And Thuggery In Nigeria
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Drug abusers are employed,
although economicfactors suchas profit maximization encourage drug
abusehabit among them which in the long run result in their involvement
in political violence act which slows the chance of self-actualization
and the chance of the country’s present and long term development.
Lack
of higher educational qualifications is another factor that pushes the
youth into drugabuse and subsequently to politically related crimes.
Similarly, political thuggery is also a factor responsible fordrug abuse
among the youth in every part of the Nigerian state.
Youths are
believed to be the most valuable asset for engendering any societal
development. They are the enginesand pillars upon which every human
society depends. Human history indicated how the youth served to
dependand develop their various societies, which always promote and give
to the society economic balance, politicalstability and social justice.
Gessel (1956) in Radda (2005) refers to youth as the young people whose
years fallbetween 10 and 16.
The report of the Political Bureau
(1997) in Abdullahi (2003) classified youth as thosebetween 6-30 years.
This latter classification conforms to the formal education years,
tampering with which mayendanger the youth’s life and subsequently the
society at large. The vision 2010 report defined youth as personsaged
between 12-30 years. On the other hand, Abdullahi (1982) in Abdullahi
(2003) defined the youth as anyperson in the period between early
childhood and old age. These few classifications show the importance
ofyouth to the survival and progress of their respective societies. This
is because; youth contribute much towardssocial, economic, and
political developments and defence of their societies.
Based on the
forgoing position, this study is set to espouse the implication of youth
involvement in political violence which not only undermines the
personal fulfilment of the youth but also the development of all phases
of the Nigerian state.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The development and progress of any human society is dependent on the
availability of peace, social and economic equilibrium which gives all
the leverage to pursue their heart desires without any form of fear or
panic. Given the forgoing, it is important to assert the fact that all
sphere of human endeavour in the present Nigerian state has been
transformed into an arena for the manifestation of violence which is a
product of government inability to deliver the greatest good for the
greatest number of people which has caused youth idleness and by
implication their resolve to violence and thuggery. This problem has
therefore led to uncontrolled conflict amongst all class in the country.
Based on the forgoing position, this research is posed to espouse the
implication and effect of youth involvement in violent act as a negation
of the country’s drive for viable economic development which is only
obtainable in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity.
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