TY  - JOUR
T1  - Social Studies and Special Education as a Panacea to National Security in Nigeria:
The Case of Boko Haram
AU - Loveth Chukwu, Chinyere 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
SP  - 19
EP  - 28
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2019.19.28
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2019.19.28
KW  - Social studies education
KW  -panacea
KW  -national security
KW  -Boko Haram
KW  -beggars and ignorance
KW  -inequality
AB  - Remarkable development cannot take place in an atmosphere of crises, chaos and disturbances. The
insurgency in the North East has become a national concern. Since, its inception, there has been incessant
murder of innocent citizens, destruction of properties, worship areas like churches and mosques, kidnapping,
looting and raping perpetuated on the citizens of this country. The atrocious activities of this group driven by
their ideology has threatened the co-existence, peace, unity and development of this great nation. It has left
Nigeria with the highest number of internally displaced people in Africa. This study examined the insurgency
of Boko Haram in the Northeast its ideology, the roles of Northern political leaders, traditional rulers and Islamic
elites. It also considered social studies education as panacea to insurgency. The study revealed causes of
insurgency to include marginalization, social injustice, ideology inequality, poverty, unemployment among
others. Recommendations were made which include among others that the ideology of Boko Haram should be
discouraged in its entirety as it threatens the unity of Nigeria and that Northern political leaders should by no
means encourage, sponsor or use them as political thugs. The study concludes that Northern political leaders
should use the resources allocation to the region judiciously to alleviate poverty, provide necessary social
amenities, teach social studies at all levels of education, address issues of idleness, beggars and ignorance and
reduce the level of inequality among others.
ER  -