Introduction: Understanding the Crisis of Internal Security Management in Nigeria

Alumona, Ikenna Mike; Oshita, Oshita O.; Onuoha, Freedom C.

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-8215-4_1

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“…There is no doubt that the Nigerian state has demonstrated its inability to secure the country’s territorial integrity and guarantee the safety of its citizens’ lives and properties. Instead, various state actors have found solace in securitising border management and migration using Nigeria’s land border closure as a smokescreen for the state’s failure to provide internal security governance (Alumona et al, 2019 ). Even President Buhari had disclosed that the enormous security challenges—banditry, kidnapping, peasant farmer-herder conflict, and insurgency—the country is experiencing are consequences of the fallout of the Libyan conflict and the influx of foreign mercenaries trained and armed by the late Muammar Gadaffi of Libya (Nwangwu et al, 2020 ; Sahara Reporters, 2022a ).…”

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Border Governance, Migration Securitisation, and Security Challenges in Nigeria

Ogbonna¹,

Lenshie

Nwangwu

2023

Soc

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Nigerian politicians accuse foreigners of contributing to the many security challenges in the country. As a result, the government of Nigeria securitised foreigners’ immigration to justify its policy of land border closure in 2019, which it claimed was aimed at mitigating the security problems bedevilling Nigeria. This study analyses how Nigeria’s national security is impacted by the securitisation of border governance and migration. Relying on the securitisation theory and qualitative methods based on focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and desk reviews of existing literature, it found that the securitisation of migration to establish strict border governance represents the interests of the political elite who have failed to address security challenges in Nigeria. The study concludes that government should de-securitise foreigners’ immigration by addressing underlying domestic and external factors driving insecurity in Nigeria.

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Border Governance, Migration Securitisation, and Security Challenges in Nigeria

Ogbonna¹,

Lenshie

Nwangwu

2023

Soc

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“…presented to uncertainty because of crooks' exercises. In the year 2011 the banditry brutality started as a rancher/herder struggle and has increasedin 2017 to 2018 (8).In northwestern piece of Nigeria the revelation of gold mines and the exercises of unlawful mining added to the presence of equipped gatherings. Around here around a huge number of individuals have been inside uprooted.…”

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The Consequences of COVID-19 Lockdown on Security in Northern Nigeria: Study Evidence From Media Reports

Abdulkarim¹,

Sule²,

Tamizhazhagan³

2021

JPDMHD

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As a result of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In late February 2020, the Nigerian government took various measures to combat the plague. In Nigeria the lockdown was started in Lagos, Ogun State and Abuja the capital territory (1, 2). Some other states across the country have adopted various restrictive measures. However other states of North West, North Central and North East follow suit to contain the spread of COVID-19 in their state meanwhile this bring about bridge of security in those states. The main purpose of lockdown was to contain the spread of novel COVID-19 (3). However this resulted to an increase in banditry and Boko-haram attack in northern part of Nigeria.

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