Abstract
This paper examined social media and arm banditry involvement among secondary school students in Sokoto State. Two instruments: Risk Factor Associated with Youth Banditry Gang Involvement Questionnaire (RFAYBIQ) and Counselling Strategies Questionnaire (CSC) were used for the study. Descriptive research design was used for the study. A sample of 500 students and 50 counsellors were randomly selected for the study. Data obtained were analyzed using frequency and percentages. The result revealed that risk factors associated with social media and arm banditry involvement among secondary school students in Sokoto State include poverty and lack of much concern by family, communities, poor parental supervision, tribalism, political influences by the politicians, desire to be friends with people those on power, crises in neighborhood/community and access to drugs and arms. It was recommended that school counselors should brace-up in sensitization of students for the uncommon challenges of assisting students in an insecure environment, as the study found insecurity as risk factor associated with social media and arm banditry involvement. Two research questions were used in the study.

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