Roles of Youth Organizations in the Participation in Vigilante in Rivers State

Abstract

This study investigated the role of youth’s participation in vigilante in Rivers State. The study make used of one objective, research questions and hypothesis. The descriptive survey design deals with the systematic collection of facts from a target audience or population. This design rightly adopted by the researcher as it did help to determine the roles of youth organisations in community development in Rivers State, Nigeria. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, and weighted mean and inferential statistics of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to test the stated hypothesis. Objective 1 was achieved using weighted mean scores. The Hypotheses were tested using ANOVA. The weight (w) of a response was based on 5-Point Likert Rating Scale, respectively with a cut off decision meaning of 3.0. The study concluded that youth organization helps in community policing that reduce social vices such as snatching of phones, cultism and breaking and entering of people house to steal. Therefore, the study recommended that Government should encourage community police that will employ youths to reduce crime in Rivers State. Government and NGO should create job opportunities for youths in the state to reduce social vices in the state.