ABSTRACT
Youths
and political thuggery has become very rampant in Africa and Nigeria,
especially in Kaduna State. This research work looks at it causes,
effects and to proffer possible solutions to such disgusted attitude.
The research is divided into five chapters, chapter one: introduction,
chapter two: literature review, chapter three: research methodology,
chapter four: presentation and analysis of data, chapter five: summary,
conclusion, findings and recommendation. The sample was made up of five
hundred (500) questionnaire from eight local government areas of the
state, using systematic sampling techniques. The instrument used for
collection of data was questionnaire while analysis of data was
performed through the use of sample frequency and percentage, test and
Pearson product moment correlation coefficient (P.P.M.C.C) was used. The
research discovered that poverty and unemployment are among the causes
of political thuggery in Kaduna state, and that absence of good
governance and low political culture are also contributory factors to
the menace of thuggery and violence.