Counselling For Prevention And Management Of Militancy And Youth Restiveness In Nigeria

Abstract

The Nigerian society of today is so much plagued by very many social ills which adversely affect individuals and the entire society. The consequences spell volume the level of progress and development of the society. The youth, who are supposedly the vanguards for peace, unity and progress are today being used to the contrary. Through the negative values they imbibe, the use of un prescribed drugs and drug abuse, peer influence, influence of politicians, the media, and above all the vices and criminality in the society, make the youth prone to militancy and restiveness. Lives and properties are lost on daily basis, which spell doom for the collective survival of the society; hence progress and development are thwarted. This paper attempts to identify the genesis, causes, manifestations and dimensions. Counselling psychological solutions are therefore proffered, which will go a long way in ameliorating and assuaging the effects of youth militancy and restiveness in Nigeria to guarantee progress and development.