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Social Factors Associated with Insecurity in Nigerian Society

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  • Cordelia Onyinyechi Omodero

    (Department of Accounting, College of Management and Social Sciences, Covenant University, Ota 112104, Nigeria)

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The study examines the societal issues that contribute to the level of insecurity in Nigerian society using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) co-integration technique with data from 1991 to 2022. The variables used as independent and societal factors generating insecurity include the unemployment rate; the high cost of living in society; insufficient funds for education, community social services, healthcare services, and infrastructure; and agricultural development. Among the criteria evaluated, inadequate school financing and the unemployment rate appear to be the most significant sources of insecurity in society as a result of young people’s involvement in abduction, violence, and other societal issues. The study recognizes that government measures aimed at reorienting society towards a peaceful environment for habitation are critical. It is of the utmost importance to provide employment for young people and adequately support schools in order to lower the number of youngsters who are not in school. These out-of-school children are readily persuaded to join groups that make society untenable. Thus, free education is strongly suggested to engage and develop their thoughts in a constructive manner so that they can be valuable to society.

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  • Cordelia Onyinyechi Omodero, 2024. "Social Factors Associated with Insecurity in Nigerian Society," Societies, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:14:y:2024:i:6:p:74-:d:1399851
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