Migration could be voluntary or involuntary. The paper examines the involuntary movement of young
persons or child labour (youth) from conflict communities of Ogbogoro, Ogbakiri, Rumuekpe and
Rumuolumeni, in Rivers State. The techniques deplored are the interview method and focus group
discussion (FGD) methods in collecting data. The theoretical framework is hinged on the Marxist
political economy theory. Its focus is on the sustenance of young persons and children (child)
livelihood in the urban centre or cities. Our argument is that the influx of young persons (youth) from
these communities to the urban centre as livelihood or survival mechanism constitutes the myriads of
nefarious activities in the urban centre, in the absence of state or government control. Conversely, it is
posited that the increase in communal conflict in these rural communities generates a tremendous
population upsurge to the urban city. This will give rise to all kinds of survival or livelihood strategies.