Insecurity in the Borderland of Jibia Local Government Area, Katsina State

Abstract

Insecurity has become a global phenomenon affecting both developed and developing countries, though it is much more prevalent in developing countries, especially those on the continent of Africa. One of the areas where insecurity prevails is the borderland due mainly to the activities of armed groups and border security forces in their attempts to carry out their operations. This paper examines insecurity in the borderland of Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The methodology employed to collect data for the research is through field visits to the borderland to observe the physical and human settings in relation to security. There is also the use of Focus Group Discussion to discuss the insecurity in the borderland by ten persons in six groups from both the Daddara and Jibia districts. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data. The results show that the borderland faces the insecurity arising from banditry and the operation of the border security forces. The results further show that the impacts of the forms of insecurity include loss of lives and injuries, destruction of properties, constraint to farming activities, and rustling of cattle and ruminants, among others. These are occurring in spite of the localized efforts to tackle the insecurity. Therefore, the study recommends that the local communities, the local government, the state government, and indeed the federal government work hard to reduce the insecurity in the borderland.