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Perception of violence and food security in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria Matthew, Uchendu Jennifer; Nwobueze, Chibuzor Chile; Onwuzor, Offor Anthony
Journal of Social, Humanity, and Education Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): November
Publisher : Goodwood Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35912/jshe.v4i1.1370

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Purpose: This study examined perceptions of violence and food security in the Emohua Local Government Area. Research methodology: A descriptive research design was used. The study population was 862,690, of which a sample size of 400 was obtained using Taro Yamane. A self-designed 37 item questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean scores and standard deviations). Results: The findings show that loss of life and property, prevalence of stunting growth, underweight and low life expectancy, destruction of farmland, high economic burden on the state economy, malnutrition,  reduction of farming activities and low food production index, effects on both physical and mental health, stunted educational development, psychological trauma, underdevelopment, high risk of diseases, reduction in reproductive rate, increase in prices of foodstuffs, and migration are the relationships between violence conflict and food insecurity. Limitations: Biased while filling the questionnaires and lack of freedom of information in the area. Contribution: There could be no food sufficiency with violent conflict in an area.
A STUDY OF COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE AND THE ROLE OF PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REINTEGRATION OF FORMER NON-STATE ARMED YOUTH IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA Onuchuku, Okechuku; Nwobueze, Chibuzor Chile; Udeogu, Kelechi Belinda
Journal of Social Science Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): Journal of Social Science
Publisher : PT. Antis International Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61796/ijss.v3i1.105

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Objective: The transition of former violent non-state actors from the creeks of the Niger Delta back into society remains one of the most volatile challenges in Nigeria’s post-amnesty landscape.  This paper examines at how important community acceptance is, and the significant role charities play in getting people back into society. Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programmes can be state run with a focus typically on training for work, but not on the social debt and trauma that engendered community opposition. Method: This research using qualitative analysis of host community perceptions demonstrates that reintegration is not a top-down bureaucratic event but a contentious bargain of trust, and the automatic nature of structural stigma is detrimental to social peace.  Results:  This paper delineates what it sees as a considerable “legitimacy gap” surrounding state interventions that philanthropic organizations are excellently placed to fill. Non-state actors facilitate restorative justice mechanisms that go beyond mere economic settlement. Findings reveal that philanthropic involvement is most effective when it shifts the focus from individual rehabilitation to communal healing, addressing the grievances of victims alongside the needs of former combatants.  Novelty: The paper maintains that, before uncertainty is transformed to sustainable peace, security forces must stop regarding armed youth as militants and embrace social acceptability with accountability and trust combined.
THE IMPACT OF POST-CONFLICT SECURITY SECTOR REFORM ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA’S NIGER DELTA AND NORTH-EAST Nwobueze, Chibuzor Chile; Matthew, Uchendu, Jennifer
International Journal of Business, Law and Political Science Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): International Journal of Business, Law and Political Science
Publisher : PT. Antis International Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61796/ijblps.v3i1.452

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Objective: Nigeria’s Niger Delta and North-East represent two critical theatres of protracted conflict, rooted in resource grievances and violent extremism, respectively. Post-conflict stabilization efforts in both regions have heavily relied on security sector reform (SSR) designed to make the situation transition from militarized containment to sustainable, community-oriented peace. Method: Research revealed mixed but mainly constrained impact. Results:  Although SSR has secured some immediate dividends for the general reduction of violent visibility, the conversion of such security dividends into sustainable socio-economic development (SED) continues to be substantially impeded by institutional drivers. Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) in the Niger Delta is counterproductive because the economy is not diversifying structurally away from oil and leads to cyclical grievance. Analogously, in the North-East, the link between the success of counter-insurgency operations and reconstruction is weak because the civilian-security relations have become fragmented, while the institutional adaptation to the human security needs of the region has been slow. This study found that SSR has not done great in making SED happen because they mainly focus on security. They often miss the bigger problems, like corruption in organizations, few people getting involved and communities not feeling like they own the process. Novelty: For SSR to become a true engine of socio-economic recovery, future interventions must be explicitly integrated with local governance reform and developmental planning, fundamentally linking security provision with the restoration of human capital and economic opportunity.