Browsing by Author "Issah, Mashood"

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    Incidence of Drug Abuse and Violence among the Youths in Ilorin Metrpolis
    (University of Ilorin Library and Publications Committee, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2015-06) Isiaka, Monsurat; Issah, Mashood
    This study was conducted to examine the prevalent rate of drug abuse and its impact on violent or aggressive behavior among the youths in Ilorin metropolis. Drug abuse is a social problem of serious consequences to the individual and the society at large. Different illicit drugs have been abused at different levels in all states of the nation. Most users of these drugs overindulge in dependence resulting from the withdrawal consequences thereby becoming “drug addict”. To achieve this, survey research design was adopted. Six hundred respondents were purposively selected from five local government area that constitute Ilorin metropolis. Questionnaire and in-depth interview techniques were used for data collection; while descriptive statistical techniques were employed to analyze the data that were generated through questionnaire. Also, content analysis techniques was used to analyze the qualitative data obtained. The results of the analysis clearly show that, the prevalent rate of drug abuse was excessively high; and there was a link between drug abuse and violent acts in Ilorin metropolis. Hence, this paper recommends drug addict rehabilitations (psychotherapy of the addicts) and Youth’s Empowerment Act that would aim at youth’s empowerment through job creation.
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    Insurgency and Counter-insurgency: The Need for Non-Conventional Security Apparatus in Combating Terrorism in Nigeria
    (Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Science, Federal University -Lafia, Nasarawa, Nigeria., 2020-10) Isiaka, Monsurat; Issah, Mashood; Oladele, Austin; Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode
    Nigeria has been battling insurgencies such as Boko Haram and Kidnappings, which have become a financial leak pipe and life-threatening to the nation. Many attempts at curbing the activities of the insurgents had proved difficult. This is evidenced in the statement of the former Nigeria Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, that “terrorism and terrorist groups could not be eliminated alone by the Military unless religious bodies and organisations in the country come to the forefront of the spiritual battle”. This statement can be related to the nature of the crisis against conventional war for which the military was trained. Moreover, there are tendencies for the traditional, religious, and economic factors responsible for the problem. These and many other factors have led some affected regions like Borno State to resort to local vigilante. Holding to the argument of Parsons that people do cooperate based on social order, which comes from their values and social actors that is based on voluntarism, this paper examines the effectiveness of local vigilante in combating insurgencies in Nigeria. However, throughout the country, the activities of the local vigilante towards community policing and social order may not be the technically most efficient. Still, their approach is necessary and appropriate in maintaining peace via the indigenous mechanisms of social control that may include African spiritualism. Therefore, the paper recommends a strong synergy between the conventional and nonconventional security organisations for comprehensive crime control and prevention in Nigeria.
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    Socio-economic implications of gambling behaviour among Youth in Ilorin metropolis.
    (Department of Sociology, Benue State University, Makurdi., 2020) Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode; Isiaka, Monsurat; Yusuf, Mohammed Sanusi; Olatunji, Abdulganiyu; Issah, Mashood
    Gambling has become an endemic phenomenon particularly among adolescents and young adults in many societies in recent times. Gambling has unprecedentedly become youth’s subculture in contemporary Nigerian society. This is clearly evident from their increasing participation in gambling activities especially sports betting. It has eaten deep into the fabrics of many societies in Nigeria. Youth who are suppose to be the future leaders of tomorrow are now wallowing in gambling activities and this has socioeconomic implications. Therefore this study investigated the socio-economic implications of gambling behaviour among youth in Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design using qualitative data for analysis. The study also made use of In-depth interview (IDI) and Key informants Interview (KII) for data collection. Purposive sampling technique was also adopted to select the study population. The study found out that poverty, unemployment and bad economic climate are the major reasons behind youth engagement in gambling particularly sport betting. It also revealed that sport betting has various implications such as truancy, aggressive and risk taking behaviour, poor psychological adjustment, borrowing, stealing and other serious criminal behaviours among younger population of ages 14-25 years. The study recommends that government should provide employment opportunities for the youth; government should also put effective measures in place that will regulate the betting activities of the youth and also make effective policies and programmes that will alleviate poverty in the society.