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Violence Among Youth Printable Version PRINTABLE VERSION
by Precious Aigbiremhon, Nigeria Oct 31, 2008
Peace & Conflict   Opinions

  

The advent of violence today in Nigeria can not be over-emphasized without looking into the damage done to the growth of the economy. The outbreak of sudden violence, which sometimes becomes uncontrollable by security agencies within the country, has drawn the attention of the global community on this part of the African continent. Violence in Nigeria has made the country economically unbalanced.

The youth are not left out in the outbreak of violence. A sizeable number of youth today in Nigeria have become the epitome of violence. This set of people is ruthless, heartless and deadly. This is what they know how to do best. They see violence as a profession. They feed on violence daily. This is particularly worrisome as it causes a great threat to the government, individual lives, families, organizations and various institutions.

To the Niger-Deltans, violence is a mere event that occurs on a daily basis. The youth within the region get involved in violence to make a living. Various youth groups in the region, whose main aim is to fight injustice for its affected members, are not left out. These groups have now turned into militant groups whose aim is to fight for justice in unruly acts. They now engage in kidnapping, cultism and vandalizing of petroleum pipelines. The Federal Government has made some move in curbing the displayed acts of these miscreants by sending the Joint Task force (JTF) to the region and also the creation of the Niger-Delta Ministry that they say will see to the implementation of the region’s master plan. This seems to be a great effort made by the Federal Government. The question is: Will this bring a lasting solution to the region? Can a problem ever be solved without first identifying the cause of the problem? The militancy of these groups is still a threat to the economy if the cause is not identified.

But what could be the cause of their militancy? What could have resulted to the major cause of the violence? This brings to mind the advents of military coups experienced in the country in the past. Politically, the leaders are major cause of the problems. Their greedy governance has put corruption on the high side, thus making various states and communities under-developed, leaving no room for the trace of quality education, high rate of productivity in the various sectors, good health services, availability of agricultural farm produce, good road network, safe drinking water and, what we are still hoping to experience, a turn around in energy and power. This has placed the country in anguish.

Violence is on the high. The government, institutions, organizations and families need to answer to the wake-up call to bring our country to map as one of the best economies in the world.





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Precious Aigbiremhon


A youth Leader fighting for the course of change among global youths and life-style. A staff of Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) Nigeria and The President Youth Alive Fellowship (AYF). Participant in, Rise Leadership summit 2007&2008 and Global Leadership Summit 2008
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Miomir Rajcevic | Nov 26th, 2008
Dear Precious, I would like to invite you at pour platform iyms.collectivex.com. Also, if you like, we would like your reports at our blog at roamingreporters.net/RRWP Best, Miomir

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