GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

In the world of today, insecurity is the talk of the day, and people no longer feel secure wherever they are. Moreso, insecurity brings fear, torment, falsehood, doubt, and indiscipline into people's lives. Security is a sought-after situation in Akwa Ibom State, not to mention Nigeria as a whole; it is alarming. This paper sought to investigate the prevalence of insecurity and the survival procedures for textile entrepreneurs in the state. The paper revealed that there is a very high magnitude of insecurity among the workers of adire (tie and dye), batik, printing, applique, and tapestry in the locality. Also, it revealed various mitigation strategies for entrepreneurs in the textile industry against the insecurity effect, including the application of CCTV in shops, workshops, and offices. Again, the paper revealed that there is significant influence of insecurity on textile entrepreneurial due to copyright business situation and stealing of Textile works. One of the recommendations made was that awareness should be created among textile producers. The need to have a CCTV system installed in their area of operations or business premises to forestall incessant social vices as in other countries and limit the issue of insecurity

KEYWORDS:    Textiles, Entrepreneurial, Insecurity, Survival.