Impacts of Security Challenges on Women and Children in Ahmed Yerima’s Little Drops and Pari

Abstract

It is no longer news that insecurity has been one of the major challenges confronting the Nigerian nation over the years. For instance, the activities of violent gangs such as Niger Delta militant, Boko Haram terrorists, kidnappers, Fulani Herdsmen and the unknown gunmen have threatened the peace and stability of the nation in a number of ways. The aforementioned challenges with no doubt have serious and direct negative impacts on the nation’s women, children, and by implication, the socio-economic and political development of the country. The study examines the impact of insecurity on women and children in the Nigerian society through dramatic texts. Thus, the work uses content analysis of quantitative methodology to examine the efforts of a Nigerian literary artist like Ahmed Yerima in capturing the aforementioned social realities through literary work. The result reveals that insecurity in Nigeria and its impacts on the nation’s women and children have been on the alarming in Nigeria as portrayed in Yerima’s Little Drops and Pari amongst others. Therefore, the study concludes amongst other things that Nigerian literary works that captured theme of insecurity should be encouraged and promoted for national peace and progress. The paper recommends that we must come together and champion the same towards nipping the menace of insecurity in the bud.