AN ASSESSMENT OF MASS MEDIA IN MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF UDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE
Abstract
This study centred on Assessment of mass media and management of
human rights abuses in Nigeria: A Study of Udi Local Government Area
of Enugu. The specific objectives of this study include to find if there
are human rights abuses in Nigeria; ascertain if there are causes of
human right abuses in Nigeria and also if mass media could be used to
manage human right abuses in Nigeria. Three research questions as
well as three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study
was supported with social responsibility theory. Survey research
method was adopted for the study. A sample of 375 was drawn from a
population of 342,000 people using the Taro Yamane formular. The
measuring instrument of the study was questionnaire which was
structured close ended questions. Copies were made and administered
to elicit data from the respondents. The research questions were
analyzed using simple percentage table while the research hypotheses
were tested using the chi-square statistical table. Based on the
hypotheses testing, it was found out there are human right abuses in
Nigeria; there are different causes of human right abuses in Nigeria and
that mass media could be used to manage human right abuses in
Nigeria. The researcher recommended amongst others, that Nigeria
citizens should be encouraged to know their rights and stand firm to
fight for their rights when abused; all hands should be on deck to fight
against bad governance which is the major cause of human right
abuses in Nigeria and that all forms of mass media should be used as
major tool to fight against human right abuses in Nigeria.
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