Impact of Banditry on Socio- Economic Development And Food Security In Southern Borno State, North East Nigeria
Tanko S. Paul PhD
Department of Sociology, Nigerian Army University Biu
Email: shawulu002@gmail.com
Adamu Sadiq
Department of computing, Nigerian Army University Biu
&
Ado Ibrahim Ahmed
Department of Sociology, Nigerian Army University Biu
Abstract
Banditry is the formation of armed bands with the intent of attacking state or societal institutions, businesses, or individuals. These are gangs of criminals who terrorize and take valuable possessions of the local populations and travelers, such as their merchandise, money, livestock, camels, and sheep.. Relative deprivation, social inequalities, and grievances often trigger armed banditry. Accordingly, armed bandits often operate in rural settings, such that their attacks, kidnappings, and cattle rustlings, lootings, among other criminal activities, are carried out in, from and against villages. Their operational control can therefore revolve around rural and border communities, and uninhabited or less populated spots along major roads or waterways. In this manner, the primary victims of armed banditry are innocent citizens residing in or travelling along remote parts of the country. Frustration aggression theory was used. The research used both primary and secondary data .Frustration aggression theory was adopted .The research revealed that banditry lead to food insecurity, banditry also lead to loss of lives and properties.
The research recommend investment on poverty alleviation and also agricultural infrastructure so as to improve food security.
Key words; Banditry, security, food security, socio economic, Development
IBR sponsored research.
Introduction Resources of a nation or country, especially in terms of production and consumption of goods and services in relation to the supply of money are referred as socio‐economic development. Socio‐economic development is also process of progress measured with indicators such as the gross domestic product (GDP), life expectancy, level of literacy and levels of employment, human rights and civil society participation, which of course are the necessary ingredients to improve the standard of living in society and ensure that the economy is healthy and capable of sustaining the population under its jurisdiction . If the socioeconomic development set goals are achieved for the population, there will be self‐ sufficient, secure and economically viable through gainful employment and citizenship. The activities of Boko Haram have fundamentally affected the socioeconomic lives