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An Analysis of Socio-Economic Effects of Boko Haram Insurgency in Potiskum Local Government, Yobe State, Nigeria

This document analyzes the socio-economic effects of Boko Haram insurgency in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State, Nigeria. It relies on secondary data and primary data collected through interviews and focus groups. The study finds that poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, political instability, corruption, and religious misunderstanding are causes of Boko Haram's activities. It also finds that Boko Haram has negatively impacted the economic and social lives of Nigerians, increasing illiteracy and backwardness in Potiskum. The paper recommends that the government and individuals provide poverty alleviation, jobs, literacy programs, and peace processes to address the root causes of violence in the area from Boko Haram.

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An Analysis of Socio-Economic Effects of Boko Haram Insurgency in Potiskum Local Government, Yobe State, Nigeria

This document analyzes the socio-economic effects of Boko Haram insurgency in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State, Nigeria. It relies on secondary data and primary data collected through interviews and focus groups. The study finds that poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, political instability, corruption, and religious misunderstanding are causes of Boko Haram's activities. It also finds that Boko Haram has negatively impacted the economic and social lives of Nigerians, increasing illiteracy and backwardness in Potiskum. The paper recommends that the government and individuals provide poverty alleviation, jobs, literacy programs, and peace processes to address the root causes of violence in the area from Boko Haram.

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ISSN : 0976-1136

An Analysis of Socio-Economic Effects of


Boko Haram Insurgency in Potiskum Local
Government, Yobe State, Nigeria.
Mohammed A.N.A Imam (Ph.D)
Department of Sociology, Yobe State University, Nigeria
Email: [email protected] Mobile: +2348024075226
Ibrahim Isah Lariski
Department of Sociology, Yobe State University, Nigeria.
Email: [email protected] Mobile: +2347066148424

Abstract
The paper focuses on analysis of Socio-economic effects of Boko-haram insurgency activities
in Nigeria with reference to Potiskum local government area of Yobe State. The paper relies
mainly on secondary data collected from different sources as well as primary data by using
participant observation, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The study
discovered from the review of relevant literature insurgencycy and findings that poverty,
unemployment, illiteracy, political instability, corruption and religion ignorance or
misperceptions are the causes of Boko-hara insurgency activities. Findings from the study
also show that the work of Boko-haram insurgencycy has serious negative impact on
economic and social life of Nigerian populace in general and Potiskum Local government
area in particular. The most destructive effects of this phenomenon are illiteracy level is high
to the extent that they do not care about the implication of their attitude toward community
backwardness. The paper recommends that it is collective task of government in general and
individual to provide means of poverty alleviation, job opportunity, literacy and awareness
among people. It also suggests that government should encourage comprehensive and
sustainable peace process to address root causes of conflicts and violence in the area
including Boko-haram insurgency activities.
Key words: Socio- Economic, Boko- Haram, Insurgency, Potiskum
1- Introduction
Boko haram as an Arabicized-Hausa terminology which simply translate into ‘western
education is sinful’ and it has been identified as the most devastating crisis that has befallen
Nigeria since its civil war experience and one of the deadliest terrorist groups globally. Boko
harm, a fringe group that started as a small, not very-serious movement of zealous young me,
grew to become a sophisticated global terrorist network that threatened the corporate
existence of Nigeria and other West African countries. The insurgency has claimed thousands
of lives rendered many children orphans, many women widows and many people homeless,
in addition to causing intra-Muslim discord, interfaith mistrust infrastructural political
instability, and economic stagnation and generally created an unprecedented humanitarian
crisis in northern Nigeria.
Accordant to Johnson (2011) the founder of Boko Haram (Mohammed Yusuf) was a radical
Islamic cleric who trained as salafist (school of thought after associate with jihad) and before
2009 Boko Haram group did not aim to overthrow the government violently but its leader
after criticized the northern Nigeria Muslim for participating in what he saw as an
illegitimate, non Islamic state and preaches doctrine of withdrawal. The group gained many
followers especially when its leader continued to speak against police-brutality political
corruption with harsh government treatment. Source: (Boko Haram Insurgency 2014, part of
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