When it comes to providing work for idle minds, the devil seems to have a particular fondness for Nigerian youths, especially around election times.
Most elections conducted in Nigeria over the past decades have been characterised by thuggery.
Politicians turn to the country's pool of unemployed millions to recruit young people who will aid their democratic ambitions.
These youths are then trained and empowered to manipulate the electoral climate.
Their job description includes anything from intimidating political opponents to seizing ballot boxes and clobbering uncooperative electoral officers.
But times are definitely changing.
Rather than supplying them with machetes, missiles and matches, Nigerian politicians are now arming their hirelings with laptops, smart phones and internet connections.
Political thuggery has gone digital.
