Domestic Violence, Parenting and Insecurity in Nigerian Society in Stan-Collins Ubaka’s a Cry of Innocence

Abstract

The scholarly exploration of the interface between literature and the menace of insecurity and terrorism in Nigeria has identified religious extremism and political disillusionment as the nervy precursors of the insurgents and their nefarious activities. Yet, domestic violence as a primordial cause of Nigerian insecurity and terrorism lacks scholarly focus. This study fills that critical lacuna. Inspirations are drawn from Psychoanalysis and Marxism. Psychoanalysis allows for the investigation of characters unconscious motives and psyches, while Marxism advocates for socio-political harmony. Stan-Collins Ubaka’s The Cry of Innocence will be the primary text this text will be subjected to critical textual analysis. It is discovered significantly that domestic violence in the text perpetuates the paranoid urge and tendency for terrorism and violent activities, the unscrupulous perpetration of all manners of child abuse exposes the victims to either unconscious or conscious form of violent behavior that may aggravate children and youth involvement in insecurity and terrorism. Therefore, curbing domestic violence is a quintessential strategy to combat the alarming spate of insecurity and terrorism in Nigeria.