₦airaland Forum

This is not a forum to advocate which group is better, the plan here is to help eradicate violence from our campuses, so people posting to say this group, that group are criminals, you are not wrong in entirety , because we know who the criminals are, however pointing accusing fingers won’t help solve the problems in question.
The problem of confraternity (frats) can only be solved by fellow frat men, no media, can help achieve this. Its underground its underground, so how can this be achieved??

I have never written on any forum on cultism, as I don’t really fancy the topic, but the gross lack of knowledge/history by most contributors in the forum, makes me think I owe a contribution.
I think if you really don’t know much about history/confraternity, it would be a great idea to read and come to speed with people that have been there or know these things.
I have seen that video by Wole Soyinka, and read his books in the past and how eloquent he comes across makes me have so much respect for him, I think who the leader is for a group and the belief of that group goes a long way to tell a lot about how the group operates, well as you read along you might be able to figure the part of the divide I belong.

I totally denounce killings/ mischief caused by miscreants in our universities in the name of cultism, haven said that, at the age of 16, I did get initiated into one of these groups, I grew and knew myself as a frat member, I graduated with a 2.1, from one of the Nigerian universities, you can guess how old I was. ( let me chip in a quick one as well) the first top 3 % graduates in my class were my fellow frat members, as I write today I own a Doctorate degree at a very young age, I work in a classified section of a great economy in the world , which is my second nationality outside my Nigerian passport. Why saying all this, confraternity is what you make out of it.

From the outside most people we say they are evil doers (demons), I will say far from it, some are no kidding- just the way some non frat people are evil naturally as well.(remember the heart of man is desperately wicked).
Some demonic, evil people try to use these avenues to perpetrate their activities in the name of cultism.
(Quick examples, during our University days, when we conduct Alutas, fighting a just cause, others will be looting, stealing, robbing, raping, and students will be branded armed robbers etc). This is exactly what this under achievers are doing today in disguise of cultism.
Most things in life are associated with myths, that just the way blood drinking and all that are in the frat world (been there, done that, you know what I mean)

Wole Soyinka’s intention for forming the then Pyrates confraternity, with the likes of AIG Imoukhuede is not what is unfolding today, so I will strongly advise that he should not blamed for these current activities.
Within various fraternities most members don’t know the scroll/tradition/doctrines, so what do you expect? If tradition/constitution depending on what your group calls it, is followed we will have less problems, as most of these groups have well spelt out traditions that can compete squarely with most Nigerian churches creeds today or even do better.
Why did I put in a little brief about myself- when I was in school, when my group realised I had some brains, I owe them a responsibility of good results every semester, so I excelled I did not want to let them down, the joy then in being a frat member was that sense of belonging, the height of it all was colours night (ST) after the last paper, I was a shock to my faculty, the day I wrote my final exams as I was on academic performance scholarship, but to the greatest awe I was on a beret .
I learnt loyalty, discipline, time management, brotherhood, no flippancy, and lots more form my group and I can say these skills are contributing to my success today in my chosen career, and the creed I can relate with.

As Wole Soyinka rightly said confraternity is 2-5% in our campus, and if you are a non member, you stand a higher chance of getting no oppression and freedom, if you simply mind your business and you don’t brand yourself as an impostor, the problem is non members try to claim what they are not, and when chips are down, they are not informed in due course, and go via the mistaken identity route. while if you are a member you obey the simple rules of staying under cover, you also stand a chance of getting unnoticed by other groups, most men in this forum can attest to all this,

I still strongly believe confraternity brings a sense of decorum (order) in our campuses, leadership skills, coordination, discipline, the only draw back is they need to be legalised so that erring members can be charged legally and face the law in situations where they break the law.
We sincerely need convictions, to set examples.
Also the government can work undercover just like the FBI/CIA etc and crack up these units, in real sense its just about 2 groups that are of main concerns, as they are filled up with non students/underachievers/bike riders, barbers and all that. They have actually lost the plot


Let me share this scenario with you all. I grew within my organisation during my undergraduate days and held a leadership position, during my final year there was fracas between my crew and another crew, I went for a meeting with the other group, to discuss possibility of an amicable solution to avoid a war, we discussed and we were able to get a truce after series of disagreements, as you all know, this was during exams, and my key point was my crew wanted exams to go on and we needed to graduate, we were not down for war , and a guy from the other crew was busy asking me how many spills have I had, to be in this position, and saying examination comes first , I will never forget that day, from intelligence gathered 90% of the guys we were dealing with were either rusticated/non students/ started with remedial courses couldn’t progress further to degree courses due to poor grades , trying to wage a war with my team of academic conscious students, I just had no choice but ensure a firm NO, luckily enough we all graduated as planned.

I need to stop as I can go on and on, on this topic…

I think we can discuss here in this forum without posting c*ps, and it brings a better understanding to LBs and HLBs (even if they understand, they won’t be able to get it all)., English remains Nigerian Official language

I think the public/media have a lot to do, to rectify these misconceptions

Kindly let me know your takes