WAYS THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTE TO SECURITY CHALLENGES Security simply means freedom from danger, risk or loss. It is ensuring the safety of lives, properties and information. On the other hand, community is from the Latin word "communis" which means "common." Therefore, community is a group of people who live together and have a common origin, history and ideology. However, unemployment, poverty and other social vices like criminal activities, political violence, terrorism, insurgency, and cyber-crimes expose citizens to vulnerability. To be vulnerable means to be exposed to harm, attack and danger and this is inevitable. There are whole lots of ways the community can contribute to insecurity or social unrest which include: Lack of Religious Tolerance: Many religious leaders teach their congregation that other religions are rebels or enemies. To curb religious intolerance, different religions should preach tolerance and see other religions as equally an authen...

OJIJI ÍZHÌ (NEW YAM FESTIVAL) Yam is the king of all crops in the socio-cultural milieu of Igbo people in general and of Izhi people in particular. To show its precedence over all crops, the New Yam Festival is celebrated to thank the gods of good harvest. Ojiji Izhi usually begins with a ceremonial roasting of whole yams by the king or titled elders of the community in our Àńmegu Acenstral Home to which portions of the yams are offered first to the yam or earth gods which connote a sign of gratitude to God for his protection and kindness in leading us from planting periods to the time of bountiful harvest; whereas, the rest are shared and we can then feel free to consume new yam without incurring the wrath of the gods. In Izhi land, Ojiji Izhi does not only provide a platform for cultural rituals of thanksgiving to the gods of good harvest but equally include display of our rich cultural heritage like masquerade, dances, wrestling, gifting and so on. It is largely tagged as ...