Interrogating the Nexus between Human Capital Development and Insecurity in South East Nigeria (2010-2023)

This study is on the effect of human capacity development on insecurity in Nigeria (2010–2031). The study used descriptive survey research design in which youths of selected states in South East of Nigeria were studied. The population of the study is 13.4 million youths in South East of Nigeria. Linear regression was used in the hypotheses testing. This was done with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software ver.22. The study revealed that inability of government to build the capacity of the youths significantly heighten insecurity in South East Nigeria (Beta=0.656, p=0.000), that lack of youth skill training significantly heighten insecurity in South East Nigeria (Beta=0.674, p=0.000) and that inadequate development of technical capabilities significantly heightens insecurity in South East Nigeria (Beta=0.340, p=0.000). Based on the findings, the studyrecommended that since it will never be possible for government to employ all the youth in the South East, the government should encourage the youth through skills acquisition and soft loan to enable them start some businesses of their own, while the government continues to monitor the beneficiaries, offering them advice and guidance where necessary. The states government in South East part of Nigeria can as well encourage the youth to queue into the agricultural programme of the South Eastern states by acquiring land and other farm inputs at subsidized rates as well as making tractors and other equipment available, and can go further by assisting the farmers sale their produce at appreciable rate through marketing board which the states in South East of Nigeria can establish..