Effects of Current National Insecurity on Inter–Personal Relationship Among Youths of Benue State Nigeria

AKO; JEAN ADA; JAMES PHOEBE OJONE

Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Effects of Current National Insecurity on Inter–Personal Relationship Among Youths of Benue State Nigeria

Ako, Jean Ada, James Phoebe Ojone

Abstract :

This paper examined the effects of national insecurity on inter–personal relationship among Benue State youths in Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study. A descriptive survey method was used. The population of the study included all youths from the 23 local government areas of Benue State. Purposive sampling technique was used for the study and 240 who volunteered their information were used for the study. A self– constructed questionnaire, tagged: Effects of national Insecurity on inter– personal Relationship among youths in Nigeria Investigation scale (ENIIRYIS) which contained fifteen (15) items was the instrument to data collection. The result showed among other things that insecurity in the nation has effect on inter–personal relationship among youth in Benue as shown on the tables. The study recommended among other thing thatintending youth corps members should be given the opportunity to serve in the states of their choice.