IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH (JPASWR )

E-ISSN 2504-3597
P-ISSN 2695-2440
VOL. 9 NO. 4 2024
DOI: 10.56201/jpaswr.v9.no4.2024.pg15.28

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Imperative of Overhauling Nigeria Security Architecture in The Phase of Ever-Evolving Security Challenges and Her Inadequacies in Containing Them

Abeeb Muhammed Abideen PhD

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Abstract

The imperative of overhauling Nigeria Security Architecture in the phase of the ever-evolving security challenges and her inadequacies in containing them, Security of life and property is one of the fundamental objectives and functions of government all over the world, this made it necessary for government at all time and at different places to continue to strive in providing security at all cost and by all means, in Nigeria however, despite government efforts at providing security and protecting the life and property of the people, the country has been under serious security threat arising from different violence attacks, killings, destruction of lives and property displacement of people, kidnapping, banditry, animal rustling, insurgency, terrorist attacks, conflict between herders and farmers, Niger delta crisis among others. This put to question the ability of the established military and other agencies whose responsibility is to prevent and ensure peace and stability. This paper set out to assess and evaluate the structure, composition and operation of Nigeria security apparatus against the background of her security challenges threatening the survival and cooperate existence of the country. Content analysis which centres on the collection of data from existing literature, textbooks, journals, periodical and internet materials will be used. The aim is to ascertain and identify the factors, and reasons responsible for the inadequacies or incapacitate bewildering our military agencies and as to why they are unable to maintain law and order as well as ensure peace and order, it is the belief of this paper that there is the urgent need to overhaul the entire security architecture of the country if we must achieve a stable and harmonious nation.

keywords:

Imperative, Overhauling, Security, Architecture, Inadequacies, Evolving, Challenges

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