CHILD SUICIDE BOMBER IN THE NORTH EAST NIGERIA: A VICTIM OR PERPETRATOR?

Ofodile Chinweike, Nnatu Stella Obioma

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This study examined the perception of people on the influence or effect of Child bomber role on children in the Northeast of Nigeria. The studyadopted descriptive survey design and was guided  by  two  research  questions.  It  used  primary  data  collected  through  structured questionnaire.   The   population   of   the   study   consists   of 4,171,104   out   of   which400 respondents  were  sampled. The  data  collected  was  processed  with  the  aid  of  StatisticalPackage for Social Science (SPSS, 23), and analyzed using descriptive statistics, while Z-test was  employed  for  test  of  hypotheses.  The  findings  revealed  that  child  bomber  assignments has a significant effect on the educational level of children in the Northeast The researchers also  found  that  child  bomber  role  has  a  significant  effect  on  the  socio-psychological behaviour of children in Northeast zone of Nigeria. It was recommended among others that government  should further  efforts  to  expose  and  bring  to  justice  all  Boko  Haram  militants, sponsors and those who are benefiting from the insurgency.

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