Assessment of Banditry Activities on Teachers’ Commitment and Provision of Instructional Materials for Effective Curriculum Implementation among Upper Basic Schools in North-West, Nigeria

This research assessed banditry activities on teachers’ Commitment and provision of instructional materials for effective curriculum implementation among upper basic Schools in North-West, Nigeria The study was guided by two specific objectives, two research questions and two hypotheses, respectively. The Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 1,265,457 comprising 36,939 teachers, 1, 206, 963 students and 21,555 Quality Assurance Officials. Three hundred and eighty-four (384) respondents were randomly sampled to represent the total population. Questionnaire was employed to collect data. Pilot test was conducted and a Reliability coefficient of 0.819 was obtained. Mean scores and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions while Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to test the null hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that banditry had a significant negative impact on teachers’ commitment to curriculum implementation and provision of instructional materials. The study concluded that Banditry had caused a shortage and absence of teachers this led to poor academic performance of students and the production of half-baked graduates who lacked the skills to contribute meaningfully to National Development. The study recommended among others that Government and education authorities should provide special security measures for teachers working in banditry-prone areas, including school security personnel, surveillance systems, and safe transportation.