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POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND INSECURITY IN NORTH-EAST NIGERIA: SUSTAINING FACTORS

ABSTRACT

Northern Nigeria is witnessing an upheaval in its political and social space; the significance and complexity of challenges in northern Nigeria make determining priorities for the region extremely difficult. Yet overcoming the North’s considerable problems relating to development and security are crucial to the realization of a shared and prosperous future for all of Nigeria. This paper examined the effect of political instability on insecurity and the sustenance of terrorist (Boko Haram sect) activities in North-East Nigeria. Cross sectional survey research design was employed for this study. Set of structured questionnaire were administered for the collection of the primary data. In order to get a valid sample, a group of 510 respondents made up of key security agents and experts, political officers, internally displaced persons, market leaders, religious leaders, civil right organisations, traditional rulers, repentant Boko Haram fighters and vigilante officers were analyzed. Pilot study was carried out to test the validity and reliability of the research instrument using Cronbach Alpha reliability test. The data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of this study revealed that political instability significantly contributes to insecurity and the sustenance of terrorist (Boko Haram sect) activities in North-East Nigeria (β = 41.598, p < 0.05).It was concluded that political instability had a significant positive effect on insecurity, and the study recommends that Nigerian government must recognize that unless issues of bad governance and systemic corruption, especially the problem of political corruption stemming from interreligious and interethnic rivalry aimed at the control of the state machinery for economic and political gains, are seriously addressed, all other measures will be nothing but cosmetic and pro tempore.

Keywords:

Political instability,

Insecurity,

Corruption,

Terrorist, and

Sustaining Factors