Physical Insecurity And Hunger In Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, Benue State, Nigeria
Donald Tarfa Ende, Evelyn Member Nyajoh, Esther Seember Pinga, James Terhemen Tachia
Keywords: Physical insecurity, hunger, Katsina-Ala, employement, traditional rulers
Abstract
Physical insecurity is a scourge that has bedeviled the Nigerian society in recent times. This has had devastating consequences on the socio-economic development of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area. This paper attempts to describe consequences of physical insecurity and hunger on the social and economic development of Katsina Local Government Area, Benue State, Nigeria. The study adopts a descriptive cross-sectional survey design where 318 respondents were selected for the study using Taro Yamane sample size determination. The study results reveal that poverty, parental negligence, and hunger are primarily responsible for the rise of physical insecurity in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area. Results also indicate that physical insecurity has manifested in violent communal conflict, displacement, destruction of infrastructural facilities, destruction of farm lands/farm produce and disruptions of business operations; thereby aggravating hunger in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area. The study concludes that there is a significant relationship between physical insecurity and the rise of hunger in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area. The study recommends that the Benue State Government should dethrone and prosecute traditional rulers indicted for fueling insecurity in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area. Also, governments at all levels should provide employment to youths in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area.
Author Biography
Donald Tarfa Ende, Evelyn Member Nyajoh, Esther Seember Pinga
Department of Sociology, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria Email: [email protected]
James Terhemen Tachia
General Studies Department Federal Polytechnic Wannune, Benue State, Nigeria Email: [email protected]