The Role of Youths in Peace Building A Response to Insurgency in the Northeastern Nigeria

This paper aims to investigate the role of youths in peace building, as a response to Boko Haram insurgent activities in the northeastern Nigeria. The paper used secondary data and discussions of the findings have been made qualitatively. The finding of the study indicated that the northeast geopolitical region has been a peaceful region, notably Kanem Borno Empire since before the colonial rule. This was possible because of the role played by the rulers of that era in promoting peace and peaceful coexistence, such as establishing the concept of unity of God none to be worshipped but Allah alone , rule with justice as Allah and His messenger gave judgment, by the Book Quran and the Sunnah Hadith , and not to oppress any of the servants of Allah, as Allah averts oppression from the two worlds, etc. However, there were some emerging challenges to peace as a result of Boko Haram insurgency in the region, such as unleashed great fear and suffering upon individuals, displaced great number of people causing an enormous economic Barden upon the society and total destruction of educational system where students were been killed and schools were destroyed. The finding also indicated youth have played important role in peace building. The paper gave some recommendations on the expected roles of youth in peace building in the North East, view to proffering solutions and relevant policy options that could be implemented, for a strong, lasting, beneficial, acceptable, strategy that will eradicate violence, social conflicts and other vices which constitute threat to our peaceful coexistence. Dr. Kalli Alkali Yusuf Gazali "The Role of Youths in Peace Building: A Response to Insurgency in the Northeastern Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-1 , February 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52715.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/52715/the-role-of-youths-in-peace-building-a-response-to-insurgency-in-the-northeastern-nigeria/dr-kalli-alkali-yusuf-gazali