Insecurity and Socio-economic Activities of Household in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area, Katsina State, Nigeria

This paper investigated the challenges of insecurity in the socio-economic activities of households in the Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria. The study employed a survey method for data collection. Questionnaires were administered to a sample of 240 respondents across the four wards in the study area, which include Dutsin-Ma A, Dutsin-Ma B, Shema and Dabawa The analytical technique used was descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics 20. The theoretical framework is the human security theory. The result shows that 98.1% of the respondents agreed that, insecurity has reduced their level of income. Also, 89.1% of the respondents agreed that insecurity has led to a decline in income opportunities. Based on the findings, it was revealed that 53.1% faced the challenge of accessing sufficient and nutritious food in the study area. The findings indicate that insecurity has impacted negatively on the livelihoods of 84.1% of people in the study area. The test of hypothesis using Chi-square established that the current level of insecurity has reduced the level of income. This implies that the insecurity has affected socioeconomic activities such as livelihood activities that can improve the income level of households in the Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State Nigeria. Based on the findings, there is a need for synergy between the community, security agents, and the Katsina State Government to improve the security architecture. This can be done by engaging the people in the local communities in both the urban and rural settlements. Therefore the community leaders should be engaged and a policy system for reward should be introduced at every level in the community.