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The study examined the influence of insecurity on business sustainability in Benue State, Nigeria. The study was guided by two specific objectives. Two research questions were raised and answered by the study while two hypotheses were formulated and tested. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consists of 1104 SMEs in Benue State with a sample size of 294 SMEs which was determined using the Taro Yamane (1974) formula. The study used questionnaire as its instrument of data collection. The instrument was subjected to face and content validity. Cronbach alpha method was used to establish the internal consistency of the questionnaire items which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.90. Data collected for the study were analysed using a descriptive statistic, precisely the mean (real limits of number) and standard deviation to answer the research questions while the Multiple regression was used to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The study after analysed the data, found that the variables of insecurity such as terrorism and kidnappingarm robbery have affected the business sustainability in Benue State to a very high extent. The study recommended among others that, Government should declare a total war on terrorism and seek collaboration with International communities who have in the past faced this kind of challenge and were able to tackle it.

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