The Effect of Boko Haram insurgency on the Growth of tertiary educational institutions in norther east region:a case study of four selected Institutions (2015-2024)

Abstract

The general stance in this study is that the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency in the northeastern region of Nigeria is having a detrimental effect on the region's tertiary education performance. The study identified the effect of the insurgency on student enrollment and academic achievement. In addition, the study looked into how the insurgency affected the career mobility of academic Staff members and the advancement of infrastructure in four specifically chosen tertiary institutions in the Northeast. The University of Maiduguri, Federal Polytechnic Mubi, College of Agriculture Gujba now relocated to Damaturu due to the heavy attack by Boko Haram and Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic Geidam, were the four selected tertiary institutions studied in the research. The research used qualitative and quantitative methods of inquiry. The impact of Boko Haram insurgency on tertiary education in North East Nigeria was found to include decreased student enrollment, a growing record of poor academic performance, the departure of academic staff, destruction of developed facilities, and obstruction of infrastructural development. The study's policy recommendations included enhancing security both inside and outside of postsecondary institutions and offering academic staff in the North-East region of these institutions, a lucrative risk allowance package.