THE EFFECT OF BOKO HARAM TERRORISM AND INSURGENCY ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE ACTVITIES IN MAIDUGURI (BORNO STATE), NIGERIA

Volume : V(11), Issue : 9, November - 2022

Abstract : This study investigates the effect of Boko Haram insurgency on Business Performance in Borno state. One hundred and eighty three (183) respondents were randomly selected for the study using the simple random technique. A questionnaire titled: Effect of Boko Haram Insurgency on Business Performance was designed to collect data for the study. The instrument was subjected to the reliability test which gave 0.77 as the reliability index. This showed the instrument is reliable for data for the study.  Chi-square (x2) was used for testing of the formulated hypotheses at 5% level of significance. The study revealed significant effect of Boko Haram insurgency on Business Performance in Borno state. Based on the findings of the study, one of the recommendations is that there is the need to have an institutional co-ordination of the efforts of business  owners  towards  increasing  their  knowledge  of  doing  business  in  an  emergency. Seminars and workshops should also be organized to create forum for interaction between government agency – including security agencies with business owners and managers improving on needs for knowledge and information sharing on the activities of Boko Haram insurgency.

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