Dr. C.C. Egbulefu

NIGERIA YOUTHS PERCEPTION TOWARDS ENDSARS PROTEST AS ATOOLOFINFLUENCING THIER BEHAVIOR TOWARDS THE GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORITIES. A CASE STUDY ON EDO STATE, BENIN CITY

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This study, which evaluated NIGERIA YOUTHS PERCEPTION TOWARDS ENDSARSPROTEST AS A TOOL OF INFLUENCING THIER BEHAVIOR TOWARDSTHEGOVERNMENT AND AUTHORITIES. A CASE STUDY ON EDO STATE, BENINCITY. Thesurvey design was adopted, witha 9-item questionnaire to elicit data from384 respondentsselected from the total population of 657,951 youth in Benin city through purposive samplingtechnique. Data obtained were presented and analyzed with the aid of frequency tables andsimple percentages. Findings revealed that the youths positive response to the ENDSARSprotest
is that the protest crated a platform for revolution as young people are now able to voicetheirdemand Also, the study shows the negative response of youths towards ENDSARS protest whichstates that the crisis has deepened the trust in political holders of ice by citizens. It is conclusiveto say that ENDSARS protest have reformed the people no Nigeria in fighting for their rights forfreedom. It has shown to what extent how what damage has been done to youths and howsucheverlasting practices form the police has af ected how youths relate with authorities
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