Combating Insecurity, the Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation in the North-Eastern Nigeria

Insecurity is characterized by a lack of direction, uncertainty, and a reluctance to take preventative measures against threats that could put a person in danger. Thus, the entrepreneurial drive is to minimize the threat of insecurity by instilling in people a love for taking calculated risks. Consequently, the study included a survey and secondary research designs. Relevant academic articles were collected from trustworthy indexed journal sources, such as Google scholar, Research gate, Scopus, etc. An analysis of the PLS-SEM model was used for the analysis of data. To aid in decision-making, the significance threshold of 0.05 was applied. The study's findings demonstrate that an entrepreneurial orientation greatly enhanced reduction in insecurity. Since entrepreneurship promotes productivity and discourages idleness, it is crucial for reducing security risks as it lowers the crime rate. Second, the result further suggests that poverty reduction has a direct influence on insecurity reduction. Entrepreneurship orientation might help address poverty by transferring suitable skill sets, attitudes, and capacities, thereby fostering individual growth to promote successful entrepreneurship. Also, finding suggests that opportunity recognition has a direct significant influence on insecurity. Recognizing opportunities and taking risks have a major impact on insecurity reduction. Entrepreneurship-related endeavors improve living standards and add jobs for people. The government needs to put more effort into passing laws and initiatives supporting entrepreneurship while fighting corruption.