TY  - JOUR
T1  - Functional Education as an Imperative Instrument for Curbing Domestic Threats in Nigeria
AU - C. Abiogu, Godwin AU - K. Ejionueme, Lambert AU - A. Alimigbe, Frances AU - C. Chigbu, Baptista AU - Agu, Patricia AU - O. Ede, Moses AU - E. Ogheneakoke, Clifford 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 15
IS  - 10
SP  - 2142
EP  - 2148
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2020.2142.2148
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2020.2142.2148
KW  - Functional education
KW  -youth
KW  -attitude
KW  -threats
KW  -youth
KW  -attitude
KW  -threats
AB  - The daily increase in the number and
dimensions of domestic threats in Nigeria has become
worrisome to the government, security personnel,
international community and all well-meaning Nigerians.
Not only do these threats create insecurity, they take tolls
on the lives of citizens and their properties. Such threats
create a state of national insecurity and breed societal
vices like kidnapping, vandalization of oil pipes, civil
protests, clashes with security operatives, destruction of
lives and property, disruption of normal life, displacement
of people from their homes, among others. One of the
factors that push the youths into engaging in these vices
is idleness due to unemployment. Unemployment is
created by lack of functional education, among other
factors. These have adverse effects on the perpetrators of
domestic threats, their communities and the nation at
large. The government has applied some measures like
dialogue, military approach and amnesty yet the disease
is spreading like wild-fire due to many factors, especially,
lack of functional education. This study advocates that an
effective approach to curbing domestic threats is
functional education which will not only educate the
youths but will enable them acquire knowledge, skills,
values and attitudes that will make them to be effective
and functional citizens of the country.
ER  -