THE INFLUENCE OF NIGERIAN VIDEO FILMS ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

This research work examined the influence of Nigerian video films on Secondary school students in Uyo urban. The survey was used as the research technique while the population consisted of the student of the two secondary schools in Uyo urban which is numbered six thousand respondents, from these a total of three hundred and seventy five respondents were selected as sample size using Yaro Yamani formula. Findings revealed that Nigerian home video films have negatively influenced the secondary school student because of the excessive utilization and overemphasis on themes of violence, crime and fetish practices. The effect has been the astronomical rise in crime rate, cultism, prostitution amongst other negative vices. The study concludes that Nigerian home video films have negatively influenced student in Uyo urban, and goes further to recommend that producers should redirect their energy in the production of films that will inculcate moral values on the children and youths (students) and the Nigerian video census Board should redouble it effort in the censorship of films produced in the country to ensure less emphasis on those traits that can lower the morals of the youths.