Nigeria, June 19 -- A new study has found that violent conflict across Northern Nigeria is not only pushing households deeper into poverty but is also weakening their ability to recover, creating a cycle that leaves many families trapped in long-term deprivation.

The report, "Insecurity, Livelihoods and Welfare in Northern Nigeria", identified three dominant forms of insecurity shaping welfare outcomes across the region; Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgency in the North-east, farmer-herder conflict in the North-central, and banditry and kidnapping in the North-west.

While these conflicts differ in nature, researchers found that all three drive poverty through distinct pathways by undermining incomes, destroyi...