EFFECT OF BANDITRY ON THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA STATE)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background Of The Study
Security issues are global issues that must be addressed in order to create an environment conducive to socioeconomic progress. Insecurity endangers not only residents’ lives and property, but also a country’s overall growth (Ekene, 2015; Haruna, 2016). As a result, development and security are inextricably linked (Haruna, 2016; Nwanegbo and Odigbo, 2013; Chandler, 2007 as cited in Ewetan and Urhie, 2014). Security challenges have remained a major impediment to genuine socioeconomic progress in most African countries, including Nigeria.
Civil war, election-related mayhem, riots and rallies, militancy, insurgency, and herdmen/farmer clashes, among other forms of violent insecurity, have plagued Nigeria’s political history. Nigeria has recently suffered a significant setback in its educational sector, exacerbated by the resurgence of several security challenges.
which include, among other things, armed banditry, kidnapping, and insurgency, pose a significant threat to the country’s national security (Akinbi, 2015; Epron, 2018). Several states, including Zamfara, Taraba, Adamawa, Katsina, Borno, Lagos, Kaduna, Niger, Rivers, and Kogi, have already felt the effects of these new security challenges. Nigerian governments have spent over 462 trillion dollars on national security in the last five years, according to Olufemi (2015). The governments’ efforts to halt the threat and prevent a total breakdown of law and order appear to have failed to produce the desired beneficial result.
Exorbitant bandit operations have added a new dimension to Nigeria’s educational challenges. According to recent statistics, over 2,295 teachers and 19,000 others were killed.
Between 2009 and 2018, an estimated 1,500 schools were damaged in Bornu, Yobe, and Adamawa states, with over 1,280 casualties among teachers and students (Adesulu,2019). Many of these incidents went unreported by the mainstream media, distorting the true picture. Oppression, however, continues even as this investigation is being conducted. These attacks stifle effective teaching and learning, stifling the nation’s growth.
Nigeria’s violence and banditry, as well as the resulting humanitarian crises, have wreaked havoc on the lives of millions of children, women, and their families for more than eight years. With children under the age of 15 accounting for nearly 45 percent of the country’s population, the burden on education and other sectors has become unsustainable. As a result, the focus of this research is on
assessing the effect of banditry on Nigeria Educational System.
1.2 Statement of the Issue
Many children have been unable to attend school in recent years due to the fear of bandits and thugs. Even when children enroll in school, many do not complete the primary cycle. According to current data, 30% of children drop out of elementary school and only 54% progress to junior secondary schools. The reasons for this low completion rate include, among other things, the Boko Haram insurgency, banditry, and underage labor. On February 29, 2016, Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, a school on the outskirts of Lagos, was thrown into chaos when some students were abducted. It was around 8 p.m., and students at the school were hard at work studying for their exams. A group of 12 armed men attacked and kidnapped three schoolgirls as their exams approached. As many secondary school attacks have been recorded, the internationally well-publicized incidence of school kidnapping has added a new dimension to Nigeria’s security dilemma. There have been reports of instructors and students being kidnapped (Lagos Junior Model College, Igbonla) (Lagos Junior Model College, Igbonla). There were additional reports of students and teachers being killed. School assemblies are shamelessly detonated, killing many people (Yobe school assault), and school buildings are burned down, undermining teaching and learning. According to Iheamnachor (2015), five secondary school teachers were kidnapped at gunpoint from a school in Rivers State, causing residents to panic and worry. There were some
In addition, incidents of religious-induced crises affecting schools were documented. (Bandits attacked two mission secondary schools in Jos’ Nassarawa district). and many others. As a result, the focus of this research is on critically assessing the impact of banditry on Nigeria’s educational system.
1.3 The Study’s Objective
The primary goal of this research is to critically examine the impact of banditry on Nigeria’s educational system. As a result, the specific goals are as follows:
1. Determine whether banditry operations have had an impact on educational teaching and learning in Kaduna state.
2. Look into whether weather tampering has affected the educational calendar in Kaduna state.
3. Determine whether weather banditry has had an impact on students’ academic performance in Kaduna State.
4. Look into whether weather tampering has affected children’s enrollment in schools.
Kaduna is a state in Nigeria.
5. Look into whether banditry has had an impact on the availability of educational infrastructure in Nigeria.
1.4 Research Issue
This research will answer the following questions:
1) Has banditry had an impact on educational teaching and learning in Kaduna state?
2) Has banditry had an impact on Kaduna state’s educational calendar?
3) Has banditry had an impact on Kaduna State students’ academic performance?
4) Has banditry affected children’s enrollment in Kaduna state schools?
5) Has banditry had an impact on the availability of educational infrastructure in Nigeria?
1.5 The Study’s Importance
This study investigates the impact of banditry threats on Nigeria’s educational system. As a result, the study will reveal the various ways in which banditry has influenced education in Nigeria, ranging from its impact on teaching and learning to the educational environment.
calendar, children’s school enrollment, and the availability of educational infrastructure, to name a few. As a result, the study will be relevant to the Nigerian federal government, state governments, educational stakeholders, teachers, and even the general public, as the issue of insecurity has raised public concern. The aforementioned entities will benefit greatly from the findings, and the recommendations in this study will be considered useful and applicable in helping to reduce the threat of banditry in the country. Finally, this study will contribute to the body of existing literature on the subject under consideration.
1.6 The Study’s Scope
The purpose of this research is to look into the impact of banditry operations on educational teaching and learning in Kaduna state, as well as the educational calendar in Kaduna state.
Academic performance of students in Kaduna State, enrollment of children in Kaduna State schools, and the availability of educational infrastructure in Nigeria. As a result, this study will be limited to four secondary schools in Kaduna state.
1.7 Research Limitations
The researcher encountered some constraints while conducting this study, including time constraints, financial constraints, language barriers, and the respondents’ attitudes. However, the researcher was able to manage these only to ensure the study’s success.
1.8 Terms Definition
Bandit: A robber or outlaw who belongs to a gang and operates in an isolated or lawless area.
Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws that typically involves the threat or use of violence.
violence.
Education: The process or act of receiving or imparting systematic instruction, particularly at a school or university.
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