National Security As Main Issue In Contemporary Nigeria: An Implication For National Development

Abstract

It is no doubt since independence the contemporary Nigeria state has been marred with different dynamics of insecurity. This activity has also created a serious threat to national development. Security challenges like Boko Haram insurgency later metamorphosed into kidnapping and abduction & armed banditry among other things. The specific objective of the paper hinges on the causes, implication and the role of government in converting, averting or addressing the ongoing security challenges on national development. High level of unemployment, poor security system, partisan politics, religious intolerance and the role of external forces formed the summary of our major findings. The economic, social and political implication of the issues of insecurity on national development is exhaustively discussed. The paper concludes as part of its recommendations to include the substantial allocation of resources for research and development of technologies for crime detection, prevention and control as highly needed.