Benue State University, Makurdi

Conflicts between Crop-farmers and herdsmen on funding of Primary and Secondary Schools in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas of Benue State, Nigeria

Mahmud Pinga PhD Benue State University, Makurdi,
Yakubu Sani Nasarawa State University, Keffi

Abstract

The study investigated the effect of conflicts between crop-farmers and herdsmen on funding of primary and secondary schools in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas of Benue State. One research question guided the study while one hypothensis was formulated . The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 1,723 teachers from 220 schools (1,390 teachers from 203 primary schools and 333 teachers from 17 secondary schools) in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas of Benue State respecting . A total of 172 teachers (139 primary school teachers and 33 secondary schools teachers) from 22 schools (20 primary schools and 2 secondary schools) constituted the sample of the study. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the sample size from the two Local Government Areas of Benue State. A four point structured 5item rating scale questionnaire titled Conflicts between Crop-Framers and Herdsmen and Funding of Schools Questionnaire (CCFHFSQ) was constructed by the researchers and used in collecting data for the study. The data collected were analysed using mean and by standard deviation to answer the research questions while chi-square (x 2 ) test of goodness-of-fit was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that conflicts between crop-farmers and herdsmen significantly affect funding of primary and secondary schools in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas of Benue State to a high extent as investors often stays off the area. Thus, thwart the development of education. It was recommended among other things that government should beef up security in the country to reduce the level of insecurity and ensure safety of lives and properties to encourage internal and international investors who will contribute their quarter in funding education in Nigeria.

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