Influence of Boko Haram Insurgency on Chikdren’s Rights to Inclusive Education in Nothern Senstorial Zone, Adamawa State, Nigeria

This study investigated the influence of Boko Haram Insurgency on Children’s rights to Inclusive Education in Northern Senatorial zone, Adamawa State, Nigeria. Rural communities in the zone which share border with Borno State have been devastated by the activities of Islamic Insurgents. Research questions sought to identify the major causes of Islamic Insurgency and the major problems confronting children in emergency with a view to finding possible solution strategies. The hypotheses determined if there are significant differences in perception between boys and girls on the challenges facing children in emergency. The population of the study consisted of all children in emergency in communities bordering northern and southern Adamawa and Borno States. A sample of 300 children and adolescents were purposely selected based on Robert Morgan (1970) sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was subjected to validation process. The reliability index of 0.78 was obtained using Kuder-Richardson method. Means and Standard Deviation (SD) were used to answer research questions while t – test statistics were used to test the hypotheses formulated. The study identified the burning desire of the Islamic terrorists to convert non-Muslims and to establish a theocratic government. The study also revealed that many schools were destroyed; teachers and pupils were killed and maimed. Consequently, many of them were denied access to quality education thus infringing on their unalienable rights to inclusive education. It was therefore recommended that the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) should be established to provide adequate financial resources for the rehabilitation of agricultural, social and educational sectors of the region. All stakeholders in the education industry at the three tiers of government should implement the provisions of the Child’s Right Act (CRA) that was passed by the Nigerian National Assembly.