In addition, the porous condition of both the Nigerian borders has contributed the uncontrollable influx of migrants, predominantly young people, from nearby countries such as the Republic of Niger, Chad and the Republic of Benin accountable for some of the insecurity promoting criminal activities in Nigeria, Adeola and Olayemi, Marginalization And Inequalities In The Country Nigeria's current government has been strongly charged with ethnic disparity, and the marginalization of some sections of the country in the provision of basic infrastructure, and theses have significantly compounded Nigeria's security Nwadialor, Currently, key political positions were given to people from Northern extraction while the South-East was left in the cold.
Besides, it is quite clear that Nigeria's life chances are extremely disparate. Vast majorities of the public have a sense of deprivation, oppression, marginalization, and this has resulted in dissatisfaction and loss of hope, particularly among the youth.
Such young people are now voicing their disillusionment with the state of affairs by any means possible, whether legal or illegal. The consequence of this is growing uncertainty Onuoha, Bad governance and poor Leadership That fact remains Nigeria's fundamental cause of insecurity from the past till now.
Any government anywhere has the primary function of providing basic services such as water, electricity, good road network, quality education, and general infrastructure.
Ironically, these basic things are not there in Nigeria and the people, in general, are Frustrated and demoralized. Demoralization and anger logically provide a strong fertile ground for aggression and general insecurity.
The scarcity of these basic amenities in Nigeria is embarrassingly not due to a shortage of funds but rather to corruption at the highest level of leadership structure.
A reality articulated by Hazen and Horner , of a wealthy nation with poor people in the majority. It is therefore an enormous task to take responsibility for giving leadership direction in such communities or societies in a multi-ethnic and religious society like Nigeria, given the current scenario of the democratic politics in which the nation has been located.
To this end, believing that weak leadership, has added more challenges to the uncertainty and causes of insecurity not just in the north but also in Nigeria in general, might not be an unfounded statement According to Charas, Mbaya, and Liberty , a number of violent cultures such as thuggery, indiscipline, corruption, abduction, bombing, etc. Since the nation gained political independence in , we have been experiencing rising insecurity in Nigeria.
Recently, the rising insecurity has assumed a dangerous dimension that even threatens the Nigerian state's business life. Removing such challenges should be Nigeria's number one priority at all levels because the nation cannot achieve any significant development despite insecurity and terrorism.
Governments need to be proactive in resolving security issues and threats by modern methods of intelligence gathering and sharing intelligence, preparation, logistics, encouragement, and the implementation of advanced technology to address security challenges.
The way out in Nigeria to solve the problem of insecurity is by government pushing growth with its policies. The creation that we are addressing here involves: i. There is a need to establishment Community Policing within each divisional police headquarters for effective management of insecurity.
There is a need to created an economy with appropriate social, economic, and physical infrastructure for business and industrial growth. There is a need for our security apparatus to ultimately improve the training of security officers, sufficient training in modern security methodologies, the provision of state-of-the-art equipment and appropriate remuneration, good service conditions, and convenient after-service arrangements.
The government should boost people's living standards by establishing more centers of entrepreneurship across the nation, most notably in the North and North East.
The government should create more job opportunities for the youth; this will make them abstain from committing all such crimes.
Politicians who use thugs should be barred from politics for life. Governments should promote good governance, openness, accountability through the use of print and digital media, and inform the public through conferences, seminars, and NGOs. References [1] Achumba, I. The political and security implications of cross border migration between Nigeria and her Francophone Neighbours. The Concept of Security. British International Studies Association. The proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Africa: a case study of the Niger Delta in Nigeria.
Sacha Journal of Environmental Studies. International Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies vol. Nigeria and Security Challenges. June 20th, Vanguard Newspaper, [11] Nwagboso, C. Security Challenges and Economy of the Nigerian state A short summary of this paper.
Download Download PDF. Translate PDF. But developing societies of Africa are shackled with perpetual insecurity, because of poverty, injustice, unemployment, lack visionary leadership, disunity among the multiple ethnics.
The state of insecurity of lives and properties among the population of this nation is a thing of concern to everybody in the Nigeria. It is obvious that a society that lacks security is always characterized by turbulence, fear and emigration of the population to other places where they can enjoy safety.
It can also imply a serious condition of lack of confidence insecurity and un protection in a particular country, home, place of worship or even a particular society.
There are a lot of records of assassination of many innocent Nigerians. Proceedings of Conference on Intelligent security, Lagos. Aliyu, A. Campbell, A. Underdevelopment and Development Challenges in Nigeria. Mac Evans Publishers. Egbefo, D. Eghosa, E. Journal Of Ethnic Studies, 16 5. Ewetan, O. Hazen, J. Igbuzor, O.
Kufor, J. Nwagboso, C. Nwanegbo, C. Retrieved 5. Nweke, P. Oche, O. Democratization and the Management of African Security. In Akindele, R. Omede, J.
0コメント