EDEH MICHAEL NDUBUISI

This research investigates the socio economic impact on the use of vigilante in security challenges in Edo State. The objectives of the study were to: access the impact of the current security situation in Edo State; examine the medal operandi of the vigilante groups carry out their works; ascertain the socio-economic impact on the use of vigilante groups and make recommendation on how to make the vigilante group more effective in security management. This study is expected to provide relevant information to voluntary security agencies (Edo State Security Network) in community based security management and it will also assist in policy making to formulate policies on community based security issues. However, the research was carried out in four communities due to the large size of population of study. The four community are 3 rd Circular, Ogbe, Ibiwe, and Ikpema. The population of studies was People between the ages of 20 years and above resident in Oredo which was used as the population for the study. This is so because, constitutionally, 19years below are regarded as under age and therefore have no capacity for rational thinking. According to the National Population Census of 2006, Oredo L.G.A has a population of 212,877 people within the age
of 20 and above. The size used for the study on which questionnaire were administered is 120 to the population of indigenes in various communities. The sampling technique was used for the study was the random sampling technique. Data collection was retrieving from administered questionnaire from the indigenous people from four selected communities. The method employed for this research was the simple statistical method such as the simple percentage to deduce the effective and
interpret the further necessary discussions.