Area of the study

The research was focused on
some selected secondary schools in Ogwashi-Uku community, Delta State namely; Nshiagu
College, Adiagbo Secondary School, Comprehensive Secondary School, St. Roses
Girls Grammar School and Institute of Continuing Education.

Ogwashi-Uku
is one of the urban towns in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta
State.  It is situated at the new Asaba
Expressway. It lies between Ubulu-Uku and Ibusa Village.
The total population of people in Ogwashi-Uku
according to Census 2006 is twenty-six thousand, one hundred and thirty-seven (
26,137) persons.
The community is made up of nine quarters namely:
Ikelike quarters, Azungwu quarters, Umudei quarters, Ogbe Ubu quarters,
Ogbe Aho/Ogbe Ani quarters, Agidiase quarters, Agidiahe quarters, Ogbe Umu
Okwuni quarters and Ogbe Ihago quarters.
Ogwashi-Uku is bounded in the East by Ibusa Village,
on the West by Ubuluku, on the North by Okpanam and on the South by Nshiagu
Village. The occupation of the Ogwashi-Ukus is mostly farming and trading,
while others are employed as government workers in different fields such as
teaching, health care and local government council workers. The major crops
produced by the farmers in Ogwashi-Uku are yams and cassava. The headship of
the town of Ogwashi-Uku is by hereditary and in accordance to the ruling linage
and the ruler is popularly known as Obi (King).
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