DETERMINANTS OF YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN BANDITRY IN SANKERA AREA OF BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
DETERMINANTS OF YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN BANDITRY IN SANKERA AREA OF BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

Summary/Abstract: The study examined the determinants of youth involvement in banditry in Sankera Area of Benue state, Nigeria. The study specifically examined the relationship between political thuggery, unemployment, poverty and gets rich quick syndrome and their relationship with youth involvement in banditry in Sankera Area of Benue, Nigeria. Cross-sectional survey design was chosen to accomplish the goals of the study. The study employed purposive sampling technique. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to test the study hypotheses with a threshold of significance of 0.05.The findings of the study revealed that political thuggery, unemployment, poverty and get rich quick syndrome have a significant relationship with youth involvement in banditry in the study Area. The study concluded that the etiology of banditry in the study area is multi-faceted. Thus, the study recommended among others, that government should as a matter of urgent concern address the concerns of unemployment, poverty, neglect of the rural areas, and social injustice as this will help to improve the socioeconomic conditions of the population and lessen the propensity for turning to crime as a means of survival. Also, government should as matters of urgent concern equip the security services with weapons that are more effective than those used by armed bandits for a more proactive and reactive patrol in the area.

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