The origin of secret cults in institution of higher learning in Nigeria is traced to Prof. Wole Soyinka, the first Capon of the Pyrates Confraternity formed at University of Ibadan in 1952 . Wole Soyinka was the founder of the sea dogs, that made up of seven students.
The cardinal objectives of the original pyrates were to fight social ills, serves as mouthpiece to the students then as a result of no students union government, and preserve good moral conducts within and outside the university campus and uphold comradeship.
The members who could not meet up with the standard of the cult by misbehaving or failing exams were either suspended or expelled. When many students who applied for the membership of pyrates confraternity were not admitted and some were suspended from the cult, they resorted to forming other new cult though with diverse and questionable objectives.
Some of the cults in higher institutions: Dragons, Neo Black Movement aka Black Axe Confraternity, Green Barrett, Black scorpions, Black Cobra, Barracudas,, Frigates, National Association of Airlirds aka Supreme Eiye confraternity, Sonmen,Temple of Edon, Supreme Ekpo, Jurist, Buccaneer, Kk, etc.
There are also few of the female cult groups such as: Amazon, pink ladies, Daughters of Jezebel, Royal Queens, Black Bra, Blue Angels, Red Bra, etc.
These menace had deviated from the original and genuine reasons why it was created, it has so many effects now, the moment someone get initiated into secret cult, the person loses his or her personal identity. The members of secret cult is negative in their reasoning. Secret cult create atmosphere of indiscipline, lawlessness, and insecurity of lives and properties. Etc.
- Prince Emmanuel Orebiyi.
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