GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The main study was to assess insecurity in Nigeria and it implication on transportation of food stuff. Expost facto survey design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted in Nigeria. The study discovered that Insecurity is a major concern for everybody in Nigeria and this has created a lot of fear and uncertainty in the society.  Food production has not been growing in the past few years owing to insecurity in the country. Insecurity has been identified as one of the obstacles bedeviling human society. Since the security situation became intense a few years ago, agricultural activities have been greatly impacted as farmers in Africa’s most populous country had to abandon their farmlands owing to escalating issues of kidnapping, banditry, and terrorism in major crops-producing states. The study concluded insecurity is a major concern for everybody in Nigeria and this has created a lot of fear and uncertainty in the society.  Food production has not been growing in the past few years owing to insecurity in the country. Insecurity is detrimental to general wellbeing of the people with its resultant effects in the areas of illnesses. One of the recommendations made in the study was that the government agencies should address the high cost of transportation to reduce food prices.

KEYWORDS:     Insecurity, Transportation, Food stuff and Nigeria