IMPACT OF INSECURITY ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT S IN BOSSO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE

This sucjy examined impact of insecurity of school the school environment on the academic performance of senior secondary school students in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Three research objectives were set out to guide the study and three research questions were raised and answered. Literatures elated to the study were carefully selected and reviewed Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of four thousand, one hundred and four (4,154) students comprising 2,370 male and 1,784 female students. One hundred and forty (140) students were selected from the population and used as sample size for the study. Impact of Insecurity of School Environment on Academic Performance Questionnaire" (IISEAPO) was used to collect relevant data for the study. The data collected for the study were subjected to statistical analysis. Frequency counts and percentages were used to analyze demographic. data of the respondents, while mean and standard deviation were used to answer research questions. The findings of the study revealed among others that some factors that constitute insecurity of the school environment in Shiroro Local Government Area among others include: School compound not fenced and protected, kidnapping near the school, banditry attack in or near our school compound, sporadic gun shots within and outside the school compound, smoke of India hemp and other hard drugs within & outside school compound, and manifest of cult activities the school. Also, the further revealed that insecurity of the school environment impact negatively on the students' academic activities as students are afraid and feel insecure in the school, sometimes skipped school, missed certain lessons which affects them in their examinations and sometimes some students dropped out of school. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers recommended among others that effort should be made by the stake holders in education to ensure that school environments are fenced and protected to avoid intruders from the school premises so that students can have a sense of security which wll help them to concentrate and improve on their academic performance. Also, secondary schools should be located in safe and secured environment with perimeter fence to enable students' safety for the attainment of school goals.