Sheer negligence of social roles to Nigeria’s youthful populace have been identified as a major cause of ravaging insecurity in the country.
Reknown criminologist, Adeyinka Aderinto who stated this while delivering the 482 inaugural lecture of the University titled “On the Fringe of the Society” said Nigeria’s youths have been left on the fringe by those who should nurture and cater for them and are now fighting back.
Aderinto who was the immediate past Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) University of Ibadan and current Head of Department of Sociology stated that the pain of youths have become compounded by widespread poverty, unemployment and economic problems which continue to characterise Nigerian State.
“Due to the sheer negligence of social roles to our youthful populace, they have been pushed to the Fringe. They are now fighting back”
Setting up many security outfits without alleviating poverty and tackling unemployment,the don pointed out, will yield no sustainable security.
Aderinto,a professor however advised government at all levels de- emphasis wealth as a symbol of success in Nigeria saying this has become reasons why many youths take to crime and criminality.
According to him, efforts should be made by federal and state governments to reduce the overwhelming emphasis on wealth as a symbol of success in our country,many of our youths now associate success with owning of several houses and cars making them unable to come to terms with leaving a less-glamorous life.
The criminologist stressed that the rapid socialisation and nurturance functions which the family and school are supoose to perform are becoming difficult as rapid urbanisation, widespread poverty and economic problems continue to characterise the Nigerian situation today.
