Impact of Boko Haram Insurgency on Availability of Primary School Teachers in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study determined the impact of Boko Haram insurgency on the availability of primary school teachers in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria. The purposes of the study were to determine the number of primary school teachers killed, injured and forced to flee by the Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria and the research questions were; what is the number of primary school teachers killed by Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri Metropolis, what is the number of primary school teachers injured by Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri Metropolis and what is the number of primary school teachers forced to flee by the Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria? The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study comprised of all the 54 public primary schools in Maiduguri Metropolis. A proforma was used in collecting data. The data collected through the profoma were analysed using frequency count and simple percentage. The results of the study revealed that insurgency had negative impact on the availability of primary school teachers as 0.2% of the teachers were killed in the year 2011, 0.44% in 2012 and 2.21% in 2013. 0.81% of the teachers were injured in the year 2011, 0.95% in 2012 and 1.03% in 2013. 0.59% of them were forced to flee in the year 2011, 3.65% in 2012 and 5% in 2013 in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria. The researchers recommend that government and the community should provide adequate security to the schools and government should employ more teachers to fill the gap created by the insurgency.