Socio-historical analysis of socio-politico-economic and security consequences of COVID-19 pandemic in Northeast Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examines the social, political, economic and security consequences the novel covid19 pandemic in the Northeast Nigeria. The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically affected the lives of the Nigerians. The virus has persistently affected businesses, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and individuals like never before. Pandemics require social distancing and social isolation to avoid their contagious spread within human populations. This dangerous spread of pandemics threatens human existence, where the social fabric is porous. Scholarly literatures were reviewed, using conceptual method to sociologically analyse the contents. The author suggested that mixed methods should be explored in future studies on the coronavirus for in-depth responses among the victims of the virus.