Abstract
Nigerian children are facing problems in their educational career due to their parents’ inability to take care of them because of their separation as husband and wife, and the ineffectiveness of Nigerian government. The major hindrance of child education in Nigeria is uncontrollable corruption that is rampant among Nigerian leaders. This is strongly affecting the standard of education across the nation and is the major cause of insecurity in the land. Therefore, this paper examined the relationship between child education and insecurity in Nigeria. The paper delved into the contributory factors of insecurity in Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for the study. One hundred and fifteen (115) respondents were randomly selected across the six geo-political zones in the country. The selection was done through the distribution of the research instrument, questionnaire, titled “Child Education and Insecurity Assessment Scale (CEIAS)”. The instrument was designed by the researcher, and constructed on a 4-point Likert scale format. Data obtained for the study were analysed using the descriptive statistics of frequency counts, simple percentage sand means. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the formulated hypotheses. The study revealed inadequate child education as the root cause of insecurity and; significant relationship between inefficacious education and insecurity associated with penury, unemployment, corruption, kidnapping and insurgency in Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, accordance of child education priority in the national budget, and creation of effective database in Nigeria among others are recommended

Keywords
Child, Education, Insecurity, Nigeria