INSECURITY, A THREAT TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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INSECURITY, A THREAT TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ABSTRACT

The research  proffers a conceptual and theoretical investigation on insecurity a threat to national development. The study is particularly important at such a time of Nigeria’s history. The apparent challenge of insurgency, terrorism, arm trafficking, ethnic crisis, arm robbery etc constitute  a great threat to security and national development. The research profers measures to mitigate and eliminate insecurity to foster national development.

INTRODUCTION

The increasing nature of insurgency, terrorism, arm robbery, kidnappings, corruption and ethnic crisis etc in Nigeria constitute a devastating threat to security to life and property. Lack of security of lives and property of the citizenry is a severe hindrance to meaningful development. A climate of fear will frighten domestic and foreign investors. At the heart of many of these conflicts is access to resources and control over the distribution of benefits. This struggle for resources has led to a broad sense of insecurity, opportunism, and the pursuit of self- help strategies across the country. Some of the causes of violence include god fatherism, poverty, unemployment, money and politics, corruption, small arms proliferation, the rise of armed groups, religious based violence and election fraud. These issues represent dividing lines in communities that have led to heightened tensions between and within groups

CHAPTER 1

 

1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The effects of violence and corruption etc, on a nation’s economy are damaging. A nation in undated with corruption cannot be viable economically; neither can the system generate enough support/ affection required for the survival of democratic system. This is a situation in Nigeria where corruption has become part and parcel of the political culture. Corruptionhas indeed robbed Nigerians the benefit of economic development because scarce available resources that should have been deployed to execute development project have gone into private foreign accounts.

Corruption is widespread in Nigeria, not because the people are different from other parts of the world, but because the conditions are ripe for it. There are many reasons why this is so. The motivation to earn income from among the populace is relatively stronger; exacerbated by poverty, unemployment and low wages. In many developing countries Nigeria inclusive, accountability is generally weak. Political competition and civil liberties are often restricted. Laws and principles of ethics in governance are poorly developed and the legal institutions charged with enforcing them are ill-prepared.147,148.

 The incidence of June 2011 bombing of the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters as well as September bombing of United Nations building in Abuja has been seen by many as a daring assault not only on the nation’s intelligence but as pointer to the fact that no one is safe.

The general state of insecurity in Nigeria presently lends credence to the reportthat kidnapping is an offshoot of the Niger Delta crisis. This insurgency has thrown ahuge cloak of insecurity not just over the entire south-south geopolitical zone, but also thesoutheast, and southwest. Kidnapping gangs have made the two zones their haven. Noperson is spared in this new wave of crime that seems to have supplanted armed robberyand other non-contact crimes. However, the security challenge this poses to the state ofNigeria is better understood against existing evidence that even government officials andtraditional rulers are not spared.

This has led to some of these officials relocating their families outside the geopolitical zone or outside the country. What the current trend of violence is imprinting on the psyche of Nigerians is that the government security apparatus is incapable of guaranteeing the safety and security of its people. This would, therefore, impact on the human security of the people as the situation promotes fear, while at the same time limiting the peoples’ ability to develop economically. The state’s capacity to attract investors becomes limited as a result of the insecurity. Okolo,B. The State of Insecurity in Nigeria.In Nigeria world.com. 2009.

The research intends to investigate insecurity as a threat to national development

1.2   STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The increase wave of violence of terrorism, insurgency, arms trafficking, kidnappings, arm robbery, ethnic crisis etc constitute a devastating threat to the security of lives and property of the citizenry.

This research intends to investigate insecurity as a threat to national development.

1.3      RESEARCH   QUESTION

1      What is the nature of insecurity in Nigeria?

2      What  are the causes and effect of insecurity in Nigeria?

3      What   are the measures to mitigate and eliminate insecurity in Nigeria?

1.4      OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

1 To appraise the nature of insecurity in Nigeria

2      To determine the causes of insecurity in Nigeria

3      To determine the effect of insecurity on national development        in Nigeria

4      To determine measures to mitigate and eliminate insecurity I in Nigeria.

1.5      SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study shall  provide an analysis of the nature , causes and effect of insecurity  on national development in Nigeria with a view to determine measures to mitigate and eliminate the trend.

It shall also serve a veritable source of information on issues of   insecurity and national development in Nigeria

1.6      STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS

1            H0  The level of national development in Nigeria is high

H1    The level of national development in Nigeria is low

2            H0  The level of insecurity in Nigeria  is low

H1    The level of insecurity in Nigeria  is high

3      H0    The effect of insecurity on national development in                 Nigeria is  low

       H1    The effect of insecurity on national development in                                 Nigeria is high

1.7      SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The    research  is focused on appraising insecurity as a threat to national development  in Nigeria

1.8      DEFINITION OF TERMS

THREAT  

Fay (2007); states that threat is any circumstance of event with the potential to cause harm to a system in the form of destruction, disclosure, modification of data or denial of service. This suggest that threat may be in deed or word and it includes activities that constitute danger, risk, hazards and menace which are capable of intimidating an individual.

DEVELOPMENT

         ROGER (1976) describe development as the type of social change in which new ideas are introduce within a  social system to produce higher capital incomes and levels of living through more production,  Method and improved social organization

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    Type Project
    Department Political Science
    Project ID POL0317
    Fee ₦5,000 ($14)
    Chapters 5 Chapters
    No of Pages 57 Pages
    Methodology Simple Percentage
    Reference YES
    Format Microsoft Word

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