Imperative of Value Re-Orientation in Boko-Haram Insurgence and Terrorists, Post-Conflict Societies (A Case of Yobe State, Nigeria)

For any nation or country to develop meaningfully, her citizens must cultivate good values, in recent times, there has been general outcry over decaying value standards in Nigeria. Selfish and undesirable values have replaced wholesome ones thereby leading to unhealthy developments. This clearly demonstrates that all is not well with our nation (Nigeria) where the values we once held dearly, have been thrown into the trash bin. The erosion of societal values which manifests in varied unpatriotic and antisocial behaviour of most Nigerian has been a disturbing issue to all and sundry. This social problem requires formal and institutional strategies to address. Efforts by previous Nigerian governments are known to have achieved little, the major bowl of contention is the super-imposition of alien values, perspective, beliefs and superstition on our society to the neglect of indigenous ones, our worries over value disorientation indicate that both the individual and society have shifted from the cohesiveness of traditional values to the confusion and uncertainty of modernity This paper therefore, takes a cursory look at the concepts of values, value reorientation, the imperative of value reorientation in Boko- Haram insurgence post conflict society in Yobe State Nigeria where there had been incidence of terrorists attacks, destruction of life and property displacement of thousands of people from their place of abode and forceful conscription of people into militant camps. This research maintains that the Family, Government, Educational Institutions, Religious Organizations and the Media remain the fulcrum of value reorientation in Nigerian and must continue to play their roles as value educators because there can be no positive developments in a country with misplaced values.