INSURGENCY AND POVERTY IN AFRICA: THE CASE OF NORTH-EAST REGION OF NIGERIA (2015 – 2019)

Abstract

This study insurgency and poverty in Africa: a case of North-East region of Nigeria (2015 – 2019). The study used frustration aggression theory to analyze the subject matter. In the methodology, ex-post facto research design was used and only secondary sources of data were employed. The data collected from secondary sources were analyzed using content analysis and qualitative method. It was discovered that insurgency has negative security implication in African and poverty significantly affects the growth of Boko Haram insurgency in North East Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the governments in the sub region should develop the political will to expose and prosecute the high caliber individuals both within and outside the sub-region who has been linked with the Islamist militant group. More so, the governments in the four states should devise an employment oriented programme specifically for the youths.