The research was on the effect of Boko Haram insurgency on the socio-economic and cultural heritage of Sukur villages Adamawa state. The reason for this topic was as a result of the level of damage done to the cultural heritage of Sukur people by the Boko Haram insurgency which has make many Tourist to stop visiting or the cultural heritage annual festival on hold which have caused declined in the contribution on socio-economic of the villagers and to the Adamawa state revenue generation. The objectives considered for this work include; to examine the effect of Boko Haram insurgency on the socio-economic of Sukur people and to assess the level of Boko Haram impact on tourism to the Sukur cultural heritage. The data was sourced through the primary data, 200 questionnaire were administered to the respondents. The technique used for the analysis were Simple percentage and linear probability model. The findings for the research was that socio-economic and revenue contribution to the state in the study area were affected and the money released by the state government was being used to repair the destroyed artefacts by the Boko-Haram insurgency. Also the impact of the Boko-Haram destruction done on to the cultural heritage of Sukur was great and many of them might not be reconstruct anymore forever as these artefacts were not easily replaced as people that can do it are no more. The researcher recommended that both the community and the state government should be proactive in protecting what our fore father had left behind so as to show them to the incoming generation as a legacy.
IRE Journals:
Abdullahi Mohammed Awwal
"Effect of Boko Haram Insurgency on The Socio-Economic and Cultural Heritage of Sukur Villages in Adamawa State." Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 8 Issue 5 2024 Page 693-700
IEEE:
Abdullahi Mohammed Awwal
"Effect of Boko Haram Insurgency on The Socio-Economic and Cultural Heritage of Sukur Villages in Adamawa State." Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 8(5)