INFLUENCE OF INSECURITY ON PHYSICS STUDENTS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MANGU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This study investigates influence of insecurity on physics students performance in senior secondary school, mangu local government area of plateau state Nigeria, to pursue the objectives 5 research questions guided the study with 2 corresponding hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of significance. This study adopted descriptive survey design, simple random sampling was used to select the sampled schools and a sample of 120 students where used. Questionnaires were used to elicit the responses in determining the concerns of the small and medium scale enterprise. the content and construct validity were determined and the reliability coefficient obtained was 9.488. Data obtained were analyses using simple percentage to answer the research questions while chi-square method was used to test the null hypothesis. the finding of the study revealed there is a significant relationship between insecurity in education and performance of student academic in mangu local government establish that education competencies play a crucial role in elevating the level of awareness of the nature and importance of insecurity itself to the economics growth of the nation, the study conclude and recommended that policymakers and stakeholders in the education sector should invest education and training programs to enhance and develop the competencies required for success of student academic performance in mangu local government area of plateau state.