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BUBENDORFF MEMORIAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, ADAZI- NNUKWU
SUBJECT: CIVIC EDUCATION

TERM: THIRD
CLASS: SS1
INTRODUCTION BACKGROUNG
One of the greatest social crimes committed in our Institution of learning today is
cultism. It is now a common phenomenon in the entire society. Cult activities are most
often laden with blood shed. During initiation and rival group clashes everywhere,
blood flows and lives lost in the process (traditional) ogboni (Yoruba) Ozor title and
Masquarade.
Oxford Advanced learners Dictionary Defines cult as a group who have extreme
religious belief. It also refers to a group whose beliefs and practices are considered
abnormal and an ideological organization held together by charismatic relationships.
An opposition movement defines cult as a group that tends to manipulate, exploit and
control its members.
In Latin, it is cultus meaning worship.
Cultism then is a practice performed by a group of individual who engage in secret
activities for protection of members and for other motives. There activities are guided
by rituals.
It is also a practice of small group of people which deviates from the norms and
expected patterns of behavior of a particular society.
Specific factors in cult behavior are said to include
1. Authoritarian mind control over members
2. Manipulative
3. Aggressive proselytizing i.e persuade someone in an offensive manner to join a
sect
4. Communal and totalistic organization
5. Systematic programs of indoctrination
6. Perpetuation in middle class communities
Reasons why students join: Originally students had very good intention of joining
cult. The idea was patristic and altruistic. People especially the bright and intelligent
ones including the politically conscious joined because they want to fight tribalism,
revive chivalry i.e. men’s behavior towards women, and convention.
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They joined not to harm, maim or kill but to serve as a pressure group to dismantle
undue status quo. But today with the explosion of cult groups students join with
obnoxious, deadly and diabolical reason including the following
1. Peer pressure
2. Parental involvement
3. Sense of security
4. Academic success
5. Criminal tendencies
6. To influence opposite sex
7. Financial assistance
8. Search for security
Why Girls join
1. To be prominent in social activities
2. False feeling of fulfilment
3. To form a clique that can harass lectures sexually
4. To deal with anyone who steps on their toes
Consequences of cultism, preventive measures and characteristics of cult

group
Consequences of cultism
1. Untimely death
2. Spiritual problem
3. Violence and social instability
4. Drug addiction
5. Proliferation of arms and ammunition
6. Poor academic performance
7. Break down of law and order
8. Dent on the image of the cultist, family and society
9. Disruption of academic activities
10.Immoral activities e.g. raping of female students
Characteristic of cult groups
1. Illegal possession of fire arms
2. Arson
3. Threats
4. Killings
5. Physical attracts

CULT GROUPS IN OUR ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

There are many types of cult groups in our institutions of learning. Records put
the number at about forty. They include the following
1. Black Eye
2. Buccaneers
3. The Dragon
4. Pyrate confraternity
5. Red devil
6. Scorpion
7. Black Axe
8. Mafia
9. Blood suckers
10.Vikings fraternity
Preventives measures
1. A Definite registration for cultists
2. Moral education
3. Parents should rise up to their responsibilities
4. Parents should monitor the friends of their children
5. Aggressive effort to wage war against cultism
Some of them are exclusively for females, they are

1. Daughters of Jezebel
2. Temple of Eden
3. Amazons
4. Black beret
5. Barracudas
6. White angels
7. Black brassieres
8. Friends of friends
9. Ten Angels
Their symbols include
1. Axe for black axe
2. Sailing boat for pyrates
3. Ship anchor for Vikings
4. Flying bird for Eiye

Origin of cultism and cult groups

It dates far backs to the ancient world of superstitious beliefs in omen by the
Greek and Egyptian societies
In Nigeria campus cult originated in University college Ibadan in 1953.
This was formed by Prof. Wole Soyinka, Pius Olegbe, Ralph Opara, Pius
Muyinwa Awe, Aig Imoukhuede etc. Their major reasons or motives for the
formation of the cult group includes (a) To abolish convention (b) To end
Tribalism and elitism.
They formed pyrate confraternity or the National Association of sea dogs.

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BUBENDORFF MEMORIAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, ADAZI- NNUKWU

SUBJECT: CIVIC EDUCATION

BMGS – Greatness through Hard work

Consequences of cultism, preventive measures and characteristics of cult

BMGS – Greatness through Hard work

CULT GROUPS IN OUR ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

Some of them are exclusively for females, they are

BMGS – Greatness through Hard work

Origin of cultism and cult groups

BMGS – Greatness through Hard work

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