INSECURITY AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIA: OKIGWE SENATORIAL ZONE EXPERIENCE (2015-2023)

This paper explored the effect of insecurity on social service delivery in public secondary schools in Okigwe Senatorial Zone (2015-2022). Precisely, it examined how insecurity has affected the provision of educational infrastructures, access to quality education, and the staff's income in the zone. It was guided by fragile state theory and adopted a historical research design. The sample size was 40 interviewees, derived using Hagaman and Wutich's data saturation method. Its data collection instrument was interviews. The primary data source was from a field survey, while secondary data sources included journals, books, periodicals, and the Internet. It used simple percentages to present the data and content analysis to analyse it. The findings showed that insecurity hurt educational service delivery in Okigwe Senatorial Zone between 2015 and 2022, as it significantly hindered the provision of educational infrastructure, restricted access to quality education, and reduced staff income. Hence, this study recommends that the government provide adequate school security, help displaced students enrol in new schools, and grant financial respite to displaced teachers