Organised Violence in Nigeria and the Travails of National Security
ThespateofviolenceandinsecurityinNigeriasincethereturntodemocraticrulein1999isalarming.Violenceofvariousmagnitudesaredailyevolvingandleadingtolossofhumanandmaterialresources.Moreperplexinghoweveristheobservationthatsomeofthesearedeliberatelyplannedandtargetedatspecificlocations,individuals,orgroupso...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Mayanjuola Publ
2018
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In: |
Religions' educator
Year: 2018, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-62 |
Further subjects: | B
National Security
B Travails B Nigeria B Organised Violence |
Summary: | ThespateofviolenceandinsecurityinNigeriasincethereturntodemocraticrulein1999isalarming.Violenceofvariousmagnitudesaredailyevolvingandleadingtolossofhumanandmaterialresources.Moreperplexinghoweveristheobservationthatsomeofthesearedeliberatelyplannedandtargetedatspecificlocations,individuals,orgroupsofpeople.WhilethenationisstillgrapplingwiththeBokoHaramissue,despitegovernment’sassurancethatthegrouphasbeendecimated,killingspurportedlybyherdsmenacrosssomestatesofthefederation,addedanotherdimensiontothespateofviolenceandinsecurityinthenation.Thispaperthereforeisacarefulexaminationofthesecuritychallengespresentlyfacingthenation,especiallyasitisoccasionedbytheBokoHaraminsurgencyandtheincessantattackbyherdsmenincertainpartsofthecountry.Itadoptedthedescriptiveapproach.Consequently,itdescribestwoorganisedviolenceandtheinsecuritytheypresentlyengenderedforthecountry.Itthenidentifiesissuesasexecutivemischiefmaking,politicisationofreligion,absenceofjusticeandexternalfactorsassomeofthecauses.Whileaffirmingthattheseincidences,ifnotproperlyhandledportendsdangerfortheindividualcitizen,andthreatensthecorporateexistenceofthenation, it suggested the way forward for peace to reign in the Nigeria. |
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ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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