Ritual practices are rapidly becoming predominant in Nigeria, the most populated black nation in the world. The recent heinous incidences have been making headlines across various media platforms, there is desperation and clamour for success, hence, people prefer to insert their hands into nefarious means- shedding innocent blood to make money.
It is no longer news that Nigerians are airing their opinions about the ongoing inflation and surge in the prices of commodities every day. Due to the expensive prices of goods and services (cost of living), people have decided to try various methodologies to make money, develop means of survival or to simply have something to fend for themselves. A lot of Nigerians have become desperate; they are prepared to go to any length to make ends meet, it has gradually become the proverbial statement, ‘desperate time calls for desperate measure’. Disheartening, but people have become quite desperate, they want to make quick money, to flaunt what they have amassed and to ‘step on necks’.
Taking the life of another human is selfish and vile. It serves no essence, it is simply cruel. The author would first of all like to establish this fact, no human life is worth being ended abruptly due to nefarious reasons.
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Over the years, there have been questions about whether rituals really do make people wealthy or successful in their respective fields of practice.
Through the movie industry, we see how Nollywood thespians make ‘money’ through rituals; they use the blood of someone else to secure funds for themselves and gather financial aid from the spiritual world. In the late 90s and early 2000s, movies that accentuated the concept of ritual practices peaked and it influenced how viewers perceived ‘rituals to be a money-making scheme’.
Following the popularity of these types of movies, Nigerians seem to have quickly come to the acceptance that they take another human life just to secure funds for themselves. Once again, this ideology isn’t ideal as it only promotes crime and breeds laziness among the youths of the state.
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In media communications, there is a theory dubbed, Agenda Setting Theory. This simple theory has influenced how most Nigerians address the issue of ritual practices and another diabolical incident that happen in the country.
For better understanding, Agenda-setting theory focuses on the relationship between media coverage and the perceived importance of an issue, while framing theory connects media coverage to the formation of attitudes toward those issues.
Courtesy of the media and various movies that have been broadcasted time and again, Nigerians have come to the acceptance that taking someone else’s life would make them rich without trying to put in the work and develop their skill.
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Conclusion: My Perspective
Nigeria is a democratic state, hence, everyone has the fundamental right to work and make ends meet, by putting in adequate amount of time, people should be able to have enough funds that they can use to fend for themselves and members of their family, hence, the government needs to create a system that can would the citizens to survive and have enough to money to plan, invest and prepare for the burgeoning future.
That being said, aside from money ritual being diabolical, it is also shambolic, cruel and adds no value to the progression of Nigeria as a nation or an entity. It simply serves no purpose but pointless killing of young promising individuals. It is time for the Nigerian government to adequately invest in the growth of Nigeria and do well to curb ritual killing as soon as possible.
