Stemming the Tide of Insecurity in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions: Guidance and Counselling Implications

Iyeke Patrick Okoh

Abstract


The world is currently overwhelmed by series of changes, uncertainty and instability. In the wake of this ever-rapid change, counselling and guidance will bring peace to the troubled world. This paper x-rays the magnitude of insecurity situation in Nigeria at large and the educational system in particular. It is the belief of the author that most of the problems of insecurity in the larger Nigerian society have their roots within the nation’s tertiary institutions. The Nigerian youths who are products of our higher educational institutions now serve as a cannon fodder of most of these security problems. Adopting the Behavior Modification and Responsibility theory as a model, the paper advances some psychological approaches which are preventive in nature to ameliorate the incidence of insecurity in our educational institutions and thence the larger society. Better investment on peace education for the youths is highly advocated. This strategy is designed to run through primary prevention, secondary prevention and tertiary prevention levels.


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