Abubakar, H.D and Abdulhamid, I.G (2022) IMPACTS OF INSURGENCY-INDUCED POWER OUTAGE ON FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOOD OF THE RESIDENTS OF MAIDUGURI AND THE WAY FORWARD. In: 3rd International Conference, 16th & 17th August 2022, The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro.
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In recent years, electricity has become an essential part of modern life and a driver for the economy. People use electricity for cooking, lighting, cooling, heating, washing, entertainment, and for operating hospital equipment and various agricultural activities, etc. The lives of Maiduguri residents have been in dilemma for many months, this is due to the power outage caused by insurgents’ attack on the electricity tower along the Maiduguri-Damaturu axis. This study seeks to find out how the power outage has affected the food security and livelihood of the populace in Maiduguri town. A structured questionnaire was distributed to various categories of people i.e. Farmers, Business and company owners, people with disabilities, and single youths. 400 questionnaires were distributed and 392 were retrieved. The research also covers mitigation measures to avert the further occurrence of such scenarios as well as proposing alternative energy sources that will serve as a standby in case a similar event occurs. The analysis of the questionnaires was done using SPSS. The results of the finding showed that 98% of the residents of Maiduguri town have been affected by the power outage, this comprises food shortage, reduction in income, high cost of living, inflation of prices, and unemployment. 65% of the respondents revealed that negotiation with the terrorist group will prevent the future occurrence of a power outage, and 20% believed that Government should intensify its counter�insurgency operations to end the insurgency. The alternative energy sources identified are solar energy, wind energy, Biomass energy, and Biofuels energy.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Electricity, Insurgents, energy, power outage |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering U Military Science > U Military Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Joy Oluwabukola Olayiwola |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2023 21:41 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2023 21:41 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/2141 |
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