Causes and Effect of Out-Migration in Rural Areas of Benue State, Nigeria
Joseph Enefu,
Rhoda Mundi,
Samuel Panse Dakyes
Abstract:The study assessed the effect of out-migration from rural settlements in Benue State, Nigeria. The objective of the study was to examine the causes, effect and control of migration in rural settlements of the study area. A total of 1202 respondents were selected from rural communities in 5 Local Government Area of the State. The study used multi-stage sampling technique involving purposive, simple random, judgement and snowball sampling techniques in selecting the communities and the respondents. Data were obt… Show more
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