Published 2025-05-13
Abstract
The abduction of the Girls by Boko Haram has several impacts on the
parents. The study therefore examines psychological impact of
abduction of Chibok Girls on the parents in Chibok Community of
Borno State. The population comprised of 276 parents of the abducted,
100 parents in the community and three counselors. The total
population of the study is 376. Taro Yamane’s formula was used to
select 200 respondents but 180 retrieved for analysis while all the
counselors were selected. This was a survey research and data was
collected using questionnaire and interview. Data was analyzed
descriptively using tables, percentages, frequencies and plates. The
study discovered that the parents of the abducted Chibok Girls do not
blamed themselves over the incidence of the abduction but blaming the
government over weak security and poor response when they incident
occurred. The parents were not affected by the incidence in the form of
loss of sexual appetite to produce more children and their eating habits
not affected. The study equally showed that majority of the parents are
not in the state of despair as to what the future brings and do not feel
lonely as a result of the abduction. The study concludes that the
abduction of the girls have not psychologically affected the majority of
the parents however, the few that were psychologically unbalanced
have been restored as a result psycho-social intervention by the
counselors attached to them by the government and Non-Governmental
organization. The study found out that the abduction of the Girls has
distorted the pattern of the sleep of the parents of the girls. The study
recommends among others that the government should open