It is learned that, the current rise of juvenile delinquency in Nigeria has been growing from small delinquents act to even committing harder criminal activities like murder. The rate at which the phenomenon is growing, seriously requires the attention of concerned authorities, considering the role of younger ones (juveniles) as determinants of the future of any society. The motive behind development of the present study has been the rise of juvenile delinquency; its implication to future national security and way forward in general. The research aimed at verifying perceptions on juvenile delinquents; factors for the delinquent acts and identified linking areas for possible solutions. The study used mixed method data collection with simple frequency table analysis and conducted across Argungu emirate of Kebbi State Nigeria (Argungu, Arewa, Augie and Dandi respectively). The findings of the study has helped to identified delinquents’ factors and served as source for guide to traditional institutions as keepers of communities, security agencies for managing security challenges in the country and government in general for policy making and developmental programmes. The research recommends the introduction of focal persons who will work in collaboration with traditional institution across the study area so as to identified households that manage with juvenile delinquents; An avenue should be established to consider identified delinquents children as part of social inclusion and reformative measures; The government and traditional institutions should work in collaborative ways for revival of cultural heritage in order to avoid escalation of moral decadence

Criminal, decadence, delinquents, Juvenile, moral