PERCEPTION ON THE EFFECT OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND RURAL CRIME IN DANKO/WASSAGU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KEBBI STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
This study examined Perception on the effect of Youth Unemployment and Rural Crime in Danko/Wassagu Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. The objective of this study is to determine the causes of youth unemployment and crime in Danko/Wassagu Local Government; understand the dimensions of youth unemployment and crime and determine the consequences of youth unemployment and crime in Danko/Wassagu local government; to achieve these objectives four hundred (400) questionnaires were administered to the respondents. The data gathered were analyzed using frequency and percentage table. The study find out that the major causes of youth unemployment and rural crime are: high population growth and corruption; the major dimensions of youth unemployment and crime are poverty, and conflict of interest. In line with the findings, it is recommended that government should educate rural communities on how to control population growth; put in place a structural program that can tackle poverty in rural communities and also put measures in place that can monitor the social behavior of the youth in rural communities.
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