Agitations for Resource Control by the Niger-Delta Region

  • Gbenemene Kpae University of Porthacourt
  • Ayanabia Aaron PhD University of Port Harcourt
Keywords: Boko Haram, Insecurity, Development and Safety of human and material Properties

Abstract

Due to the challenges of high level of loss of human and material wealth caused by insecurity theneed for a solution cannot be overemphasized such the need for such studies of this nature.

A total of 400 sample size were 400 copies of questionnaires were distributed, but only 360 copies were returned. Considering the application of chi-square in the test of hypothesis one, it was discovered that calculated X2 value (301.18) is greater than critical value at 0.5 level of significance, based on its findings the study concluded and made several recommendations amongst that government should not adopt the Niger Delta solution, that is, amnesty to Boko Haram because up till date, nobody can evidently say that these are Boko Haram members.  Thegovernment cannot grant amnesty to people that are up till now operating invisibly.

Author Biographies

Gbenemene Kpae, University of Porthacourt

Department of Sociology, 

Ayanabia Aaron PhD, University of Port Harcourt

Department of Sociology

 

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Published
2025-08-14
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Vol 8 No 08 (2025): IJO- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH ( ISSN 2811-2466 )
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