Insecurity and Socio-Economic Development in Rivers State Between 2014 -2024

Okorowuche; Obedi Temple; Eze Nelson Iyieke; Didia; Sofunichi; PhD

doi:10.56201/jpaswr.v11.no7.2026.pg195.205

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Insecurity and Socio-Economic Development in Rivers State Between 2014 -2024

Okorowuche, Obedi Temple, Eze Nelson Iyieke, Didia, Sofunichi, PhD

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The study examined administrative imperatives and insecurity, a study of selected local government areas in Rivers State, 2014-2024. Today, Rivers State is in the grip of various destructive forces that are coalescing to give it a failed-status toga, the activities of cultists, thugs and hoodlums collectively affect business activities within the State. The research adopted the relative deprivation theory and the human security theory which were able to demonstrate that the current state of insecurity is a manifestation of deep-rooted and structurally entrenched crisis of development that creates the environment for the emergence of conditions of poverty, unemployment, and inequality in the state. The sample size of the study is 400 and it was determined using the Taro Yamane’s formula. The instruments of data collection for the study includes a structured questionnaire and a focus group discussion. The study covers three analytical methods (Focused Group Discussion, Mean and Standard Deviation and the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation). The findings of the paper show that although Rivers State may appear to be failing, the trends leading to this situation are reversible, if serious proactive and sustained measures could be adopted by the government and the international community. The implication of this is that policymakers have the duty to arrest this drift through social justice and development. Thus, to address the security problem Rivers State is in effect, to address its crisis of development. The study recommends that Local government councils in Ikwerre, Obio/Akpor, Eleme, Tai, Degema and Akuku-Toru should establish regular joint security meetings involving the police, civil defense, local vigilante groups, and other security stakeholders. A coordinated approach can enhance information sharing and enable faster, unified responses to threats in Rivers State and Nigeria at large

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