Youth Involvement in Insecurity in Nigeria: Causes, Pattern and Possible Remedies

Abstract

This study carefully and critically discussed youth involvement in insecurity in Nigeria: pattern, causes and possible remedies. Insecurity has been one of the most discussed issues in Nigeria. By days, Nigerians are killed by bandits, Fulani terrorists and unidentified gunmen. Insecurity has been a bane to the nation development. Hitherto, there exist traces of social vices such as armed robbery ritual killings, assassinations etc but they were not as pronounced and alarming as they happen in Nigeria today. The pattern/trend of insecurity has change in its techniques, ineptitude and careless used of arms and ammunitions as this have created fear among the citizens. Pattern of insecurity includes; kidnapping, armed robberies, political assassinations, terrorism, ethnic, religious and communal clashes and other forms that are engaged and perpetuated by the youth. The paper central argument is that youth unemployment, weak social institutions/security system, lost of core societal values system, porous borders are some of the factors responsible for insecurity. Some possible solutions the paper proffers are; provision of good governance, social economic development, change in our value

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