Role of Religion in Combating Hook up Practice among the Undergraduate Students in Kwara State: Challenges and Way Forward
Ayuba Olaniyi Jibril, Usman Adisa Issa, Muhammad Soliu Ibrahim, & Uthman Abdulwasii Ali
1,2,3&4Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria
Abstract
All heavenly recognized religions on the earth do not confine their discussions to religious aspects of life and disregard other aspects but they spread their discussions all over including creation of special awareness to the danger associated with un-marital and transactional sex. It is against this background that the study examined the role of religions in curbing hook up practices among undergraduate students in Kwara State, Nigeria. The historical, analytical and phenomenological methods of research were used to do justice to this work. The historical method was used to discuss the historical background of hook up in Kwara State, the analytical approach was used to analyse the role of religions in combating hook up practice among undergraduate students while the phenomenological method was used to determine the trends of hook up in our contemporary society among undergraduate students. The findings of this study revealed that the practice of hook up had a significant negative impact on female life and the religious awareness on the effects of the illicit act is not encouraging. It was concluded in the study that the practice of hook up is a rebranded prostitute that have detrimental effects on female undergraduate students. It is therefore suggested in this study that MSSN and other religious organizations coupled with the support of the government should organize sensitization gatherings, seminars and workshops on the effects of hook up practice on the life of undergraduate female students.
Keywords
Religious scholars, hook up, combating, undergraduate students, Kwara State
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