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The Book of Amos and the Challenge of Moral Decadence Among Youth in Sagamu, Ogun State

Moral decadence among youth remains one of the most pressing social and religious concerns facing contemporary Nigeria. This article argues that the eighth-century prophetic message of Amos offers a searching and still-usable lens on this crisis as it appears among youth in Sagamu, Ogun State. Drawing a deliberate parallel between the Israel that Amos confronted and the Sagamu of today, the article shows that the very conditions the prophet condemned, injustice, exploitation, empty religion, and the abandonment of the vulnerable, are recognizable in the lived experience of young people in this…