By Emmanuel Elebeke

Latest security snap poll results released by NOIPolls Limited, yesterday, indicated that Nigerians consider political interest and unemployment as major causes of terrorism in the country.

In the survey conducted on July 21, 2014, 26 per cent of the sampled population identified political interest or election issues as major cause of terrorism in Nigeria, while 21 per cent attributed it to unemployment.
These were followed by bad government/leadership with 10 per cent and poverty with eight per cent.

More findings revealed that about 99 per cent of the respondents are aware of the recent activities of terrorist groups; just as 98 per cent confirmed their awareness of the abduction of 200 Chibok school girls in Borno State.
Also, 46 per cent  of the respondents are of the opinion that government and security agencies are not doing enough to rescue the abducted girls; while 54 per cent believe they are doing enough.

Furthermore, the result reveals that the 66 per cent of the respondents believe that the abduction of the girls can potentially hinder girl-child education, especially in the North-East.

Finally, top suggestions proffered by Nigerians to tackle terrorism include 25 per cent of respondents saying government should beef up security across the country, 18 per cent said it should create more jobs, while 17 per cent called for prayers.

Key findings
The report considered security as critical in ensuring growth and development of any nation, noting that in present day Nigeria, the plight of Nigerians had been characterised by ethnic genocide, with Fulani herdsman, bloodshed with recent bombings and insecurity mainly due to the activities of Boko Haram which had created unrest in the country.