Regional Security Formations as a Panacea to the Myriads of Insecurity in Nigeria, Enugu State in Perspective

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ID2309256
AuthorsCelestine Chijioke Onah (0000-0002-8586-2827, University of Nigeria, corresponding author), Aloysius Aduma, Fred O Eze (Enugu State University of Science and Technology)
Year2025
Volume60
Issue2
Pages1196-1210
Publication date2025-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00219096231188952
OpenAlexW4385648027
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited13

Security decentralization is a hallmark of true federalism across the globe. Yet, the Federal Government of Nigeria refused to decentralize security despite the prevailing high rate of insecurity-terrorism, insurgency, kidnapping, killings, robbery, and banditry going on in Nigeria. Hence, a clear attestation to the failure of the centralized security architecture, leading to the formation of regional security outfits across the country. The method used is a cross-sectional survey leveraging quantitative and qualitative data. Findings revealed that regional security formations are the antidote to the insecurity in Nigeria. Recommendations made anchored on the liberal perspective of security in a secular state

Decentralization · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Federalism · Globe · Government (linguistics · Insurgency · Language change · Panacea (medicine · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Terrorism · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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