CULTISM IN INSTITUTIONS

CULT is like marriage, an institution where certificate is awarded as the seal for the union and as a bond. In Cultism, the consequences are revealed only if you are a member. There is no library that will provide detailed information about any cult group.  

Cultism is a vice that is very common in schools such as Tertiary Institutions, secondary schools and even in places where we live. It is so irresponsible for young people to sell their hearts for extremely irrelevant things, in their attempt to seek significance.

WHY DO STUDENTS JOIN THESE SECRET SOCIETIES?

I have come to the conclusion after several research methodologies that students join secret cult for the following reasons:

·          Some students want to be so popular; always wanting other students and even their lecturers to be intimidated at the mention of their names.

·       Some join cults because they have little or no knowledge of what they are getting involved in.

·         Inability to make nice choice of friend.

·         Some join the cult for the quest  to fight for a girl

·      Most times, it is difficult for the students to reject the offer especially when it’s from a friend.

·          For protection against other cult gangs

·     Some students that are academically frustrated join these societies to bring other successful students down.

LURING/RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES OF CULT GROUPS 

·           The students are told that they can cheat in the examination hall without being cautioned by the supervisors.

·           The students are told that they are free to have sex with any girl they want in the institution without much stress or caution from the institution.

·           The students are guaranteed by the cult groups that they can attain any political position in the institution only with the support of the society (cult).

·           They are meant to believe that every member of the society (cult) is above the school rules and regulations.(thereby wearing away the rule of the institution).

·           The students are brain washed to believe that as a member of the confraternities (cult) their grades are guaranteed.

CONSEQUENCE OF CULTISM IN INSTITUTIONS

Here I will list and explain the consequences of cultism in Nigeria institutions:

1.        Spiritual or diabolic harms (problem)

2.        Violence

3.        Expulsion

4.        Death

5.        Murder

1.        SPIRITUAL OR DIABOLIC HARM: This cultist engages in secret meetings that are extremely diabolical and as well affects their members negatively in all areas of their life including their behaviour because sometimes they carryout assignment normal individuals will reject when you talk of dangers involved in it.

2.        VIOLENCE: Violence is at the core of every cult group. This creates trigger happy memberships who are ready to get involved in violence that leads to loss of lives and property in schools.

3.         EXPULSION: Any cultist caught in the institution is always expelled from the institution

4.         DEATH: Students that get involved in this wicked act endangers their lives, close friends lives as well as that of their family members. Some lose their lives on their graduation day without receiving their certificate. They get killed by other group of cultists from another fraternity.

5.        MURDER: Cultists find it very easy to murder (kill) other people even without any good reason.

Advice: To all students who have found themselves caught up in the midst of these groups and to everyone reading this piece, my advice you is to make a change, (it is never too late to change one’s way no matter how deeply involved one has gone), be of your best behaviour and try to make a difference in every area of your life.

Don’t join any secret society (cult); regardless of whatever their promise maybe, because the day you do marks the end of your academic success and possibly your future as well. You’ll agree with me that some students were not lucky enough to survive or graduate from school due to their engagement with these confraternities. Therefore, I’m using this medium to persuade you to say NO to whatever pressure you’re currently faced with.