Investigation into the Impacts of Current Insecurity in Nigeria: The Way Forward

Abstract

The research work examined the quest for human security in Nigeria for nation Building. Available and existing literature noted that, human lives are sacrosanct and essential to the existence of human race for nation-building where the focus of this research work lies. The study therefore investigated the connection of the quest for human security to nation-building in the study. The study adopted theories of human security Marshall as its theoretical framework to midwife the work. The methodology used consisted of both primary and secondary data which were derived from the use of interview and survey research, emphasized on well-structured questionnaire and the use of Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Also, secondary data were sourced through textbooks, journals, internet materials and government official bulletin, while statistical means such as percentage (count) representation of frequency table and pictorial representation were utilized to analyze the findings of the study. The research examined the impact of Political violence, religious crises, poverty, ethnic rivalry, poor governance, pandemic diseases, environmental and climate change factors through the instrumentality of kidnapping, banditry, social unrest, tourism and human trafficking to actualize their ways against the preservation of human security for nation-building. The outcome of the research study provided essential tools and insight for scholars, researchers, public policy analysts, security agencies, human rights organizations in Nigeria in the search for human security in Nigeria for nation-building in general.