• Ibrahim Alkali

The research intends to sociologically study the effect of the Boko Haram insurgency on the humanitarian crisis in Yobe state. Since 2009, when the Yusuffiyya movement went from being a peaceful way to spread Islam to a terrifying group of brutal militants called Boko Haram, Nigeria has been enveloped by insecurity in the name of Islamic jihad. The high level of insecurity has led to a humanitarian crisis in terms of population displacement and mass killings and has slowed down the economy. Both qualitative and quantitative methods of data generation were used. The 358 respondents constitute the sample size of the study. Using IPSS V21, descriptive and inferential data analysis tools were employed for the quantitative while Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used for the qualitative data. The study showed that their terrible actions have an effect on every part of the population. It also showed that the Boko Haram sect had caused a severe humanitarian crisis in the study area by forcing people to relocate, massacring many people, making it hard for people to make a living, destroying property, and making things difficult for the economy. The study suggested that the government and security forces should work together with NGOs to address the leading causes of the insurgency by putting in place people-centred relief programmes and free education. Other interventions should focus on giving insurgency victims more help with shelter by putting up more tents, ensuring food security and offering them psychosocial support.

Boko Haram, Insurgency, Humanitarian crisis, Yobe State

"INSURGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: A SOCIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY IN YOBE STATE, NIGERIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no.c506-c519, August-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208256.pdf

"INSURGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: A SOCIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY IN YOBE STATE, NIGERIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no. ppc506-c519, August-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208256.pdf