STRATEGIES IN CURBING CULTISM IN NIGERIAN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

This paper examines the innovative and durable strategies in curbing the menace of cultism in institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. The paper observes that cultism is a social vice plaguing most institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. It also discussed the concept and underlying motives of cultist and the theoretical basis for the origin of cultism in Nigeria. The paper further elucidate strategies for combating cultism which include inter-alia body language as indicator to apprehend cultists, frequent curbing of black out areas by security operatives, combined surveillance of institution’s security outfits with other law enforcement agents and the use of closed circuit television in monitoring cultist activities within campus environment.