Effect of Insecurity on Education in Yobe State
Bhola Khan
Department of Economics
Yobe State University
Gujba Road Damaturu
Email: bholakhan.apj@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Yobe state is one of the relatively peaceful and secured states in Nigeria. However, in recent times it had suddenly mutated into an abode of terrorist and militant groups, with rampant cases of bombings, kidnapping and random cold-blooded killings. The masses loss of lives, displacement of indigenes and relocation of settlers to other parts of the country has caused the government to increase its budgetary spending on security and reduce its budgetary input in education. These have devastating consequences for the human capita development in Damaturu, Yobe State University is among several institutions which have been affected by insecurity problem in the state. In this article, the attempt is made to explore the relationship between insecurity and academic performance of the Yobe State University students. For this purpose, both primary and secondary data are used. The primary data were collected from university students via questionnaires and secondary data were taken from Yobe Ministry of Budget and Planning, National Bureau of Statistics and other reliable reports on the subject. In the process of data analysis, a descriptive statistical analysis was used. The observation made by researcher that the insecurity affects education and academic performance of the students of Yobe State University during intense insecurity.
Keywords: Insecurity, budgetary expenditure, displacement, human capital.
