Cultism has been know to be one of the highest destroyers of destiny yet many youths still jump into this sinking ship.lets take a closer look at the meaning of cultism. According to english dictionary cultism is defined as a system or practice of a cult and then a closer look at a cult would be defined as a group of people with a religious,philoSophical or cultural identity sometimes viewed as a sect,often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards it's members. Always remember this word "exploitative".let's go into the history of cultism in Nigeria.
Cultism was brought into the higher institutions of learning specifically university of ibadan by one of the greatest novelist in africa in the person of wole soyinka. Though it was brought in for the well being of the Nigerian students with it's main aim targeted at helping the students who could not provide for them selves as a result of hardship and also it had in it's rule that one must be highly intelligent for one to become a member,upon graduation from the University this original fraternity still went ahead to get it's members connected inorder to give them jobs,In general they were all about the well being of their members.but what we have today is a different story all together.the first fraternity to have exist in Nigerian university was the pirates and this particular fraternity was created and nurtured by wole soyinka,it was all for the benefits of its members then along the line problems and mis understanding came in as it is bound to happen in every organization which could later go on to destroy such organization if the problem is not properly managed.the latter was the problem with the pirates as they could not manage to resolve thier differences so they went on to segregate or separate with the newly formed group know as the buccaneers or sealords and could as well be called(brothers across nation),as time passed by some members of the pirates confraternity started to denounce their membership and equally started to join the buccaneers populary know as the sealords,from their other groups started forming theirs, though these confraternities often were fighting against each other but the weapon of their warfare was only limited to their fist,no one used weapons on themselves except their hands or fist.it continued this way until the eiye confraternity came into the University of ibadan and meanwhile all these the reason behind the formation of all these fraternity was to fight against the bad eggs in the Nigerian citidal of learning,it was targeted at lecturers who asked for bribe from students as a form of helping them pass their exams but this was changed later during the babangide military coup, having noticed and seen that it was only the confraternity in our campuses were capable of putting the lecturers to order decided to use them to silence some of the lecturers who against his government,he gave them financial assistance and even empowered them with so many weapons of destruction.
The students in return used these things to fight against lecturers who were not loyal and who were as same time criticising the evil way they carried out governance.After they military regime was over these cult groups having spreaded across the whole universities then started to use these weapons that were given to them to cause havoc on their fellow,some even went into stealing as their was no longer sources of funding,and this was the breaking point for all cult related cases,and this now brings us to the order of the day,now that it has spread in every hook and cranny of the society, teenagers are no longer left out in this menance today,funny enough nothing destroys the youths of tody more than this once good organization that has gone on to become the devil itself.today those who see themselves as the point one or capon or anything their leaders sees or call themselves instead of protecting the interest of their members now exploit them by placing a specific amount as dues which are paid monthly, weekly as the agreement of that particular sect is. Most of the leaders even go as far as sending their juniors to go and steal,now I ask again gentlemen and Gentlemen in skirts what exactly do these young people benefit from cultism.
Seeing stories of cult clashes every day on the national dailes with so many dead after their clashes makes me to weep,but gone are the days I used to weep for them after seeing that the younger ones still troop in with the cult groups enticing them with power,fame,money and then women but after initiation one is only left to imagine all of these things promised to them.Having seen that this thing has eaten far into the roots and stem of our youths in the name of carried entity,the best thing would be for people or relevant ngo to start a campaign against cultism where those who are about joining would be advised heavily on the reasons why the should not near such groups.
I end by stating that it is better for one to be a jew and enjoy life to the fullest rather than for one to be a carried entity and live In constant fear as the end place for a cultist is either death it prison.
Gentleman and gentlemen in skirts as you read please don't fail to advise those who are related to you to desist from any thing that would lead one into joining.
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Cultism is a menace which has to be curbed in our dear society. It doesn't always have any good consequences