Causes and Management Strategies of Violent Activities in Tertiary Education Institutions in North-Central Nigeria

Abstract

Th e presented descriptive study involved three hundred and sixty fi ve (365) lecturers and one thousand one hundred and sixty two (1,162) students selected from twelve (12) tertiary education institutions spread across North-Central Nigeria, making a thousand fi ve hundred and twenty seven (1,527) respondents for the study. Th e main instrument used to obtain data for this study was adapted questionnaire, two research questions and three hypotheses were formulated. Th e hypotheses were tested using the t-test statistical technique at 0.05 level of signifi cance. Sociologists, religious leaders, the government, homes and school management should embark on enlightenment campaign programs.