POVERTY AND INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
POVERTY AND INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Summary/Abstract: Nigeria is a nation blessed with intellectuals, technocrats and abundant mineral resources, yetthe majority of the citizens live in abject poverty. The effect of poverty is pervasive. A poor manis a problem for society and even unto himself. He is always angry, never productive and seekssuccor in militia activities. Poverty to a large extent is the root cause of insecurity in Nigeria.Thus, the study examines the relationship between poverty and insecurity in Nigeria. A descriptivemethod was adopted and data was collected via a survey of six hundred (600) respondentsusing non-probabilistic sampling techniques. We anchored our investigation on some basicpropositions arising from the frustration-aggression theory. Data collected were analyzed usingcorrelation and linear regression analysis with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Science(SPSS) version 21. The results among others showed that poverty has a positive and significantrelationship with insecurity in Nigeria (r = 0.783). As predicted, the study also revealedthat poverty exerts a positive and statistically significant impact on insecurity in Nigeria (r2 =0.716). Therefore, the study recommends among other Nigerian government at all levels shouldcare more about the welfare of the people by attending to their essential needs.

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