Social Benefits of Religious Camps Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria

Abstract

Many religious institutions begin to proliferate and expand their tentacles as they grow. This expansion and need for a bigger space of worship led to the acquisition of an expanse of land in choice areas among which is the Lagos-Ibadan expressway corridor. Many religious institutions have their campgrounds along the axis, which is over 120 kilometres long. The effects of the activities of these campgrounds have made scholars criticise them and fault their mode of operations. Hence, the need to consider the social benefits of the religious camps along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, which is what this paper tries to survey. Max Weber’s Social Action theory is adopted in the analysis of the study while employing a simple sampling method of survey. The findings of the survey show that religious camps are socially beneficial in enhancing social relations and interaction, improving the standard of living, and improving the availability of social amenities. The paper recommends that religious camps should employ means that will not put worshippers at health risks in their camps.