The Nigerian state has continued to experience different types of insecurity before and since aft... more The Nigerian state has continued to experience different types of insecurity before and since after her independence in 1960, arising from socio-economic and political problems. The proliferation of ethnic militias like Movement for Actualization of Niger Delta (MEND), Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Odua People’s Congress (OPC), the Egbesu Boys, the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MOSSOB), and presently Boko Haram is an attempt by each ethnic group to better their own lots. Therefore, this study intends to investigate the causes and dimensions of the insecurity problem in Nigeria, the nature and its effects on Nigeria’s socio-economic and political development, and what has Nigerian government been doing to improve the security situation in the country. This study recommend that the country’s leaders at all levels, most especially the politicians should discontinue using religion and ethnicity in pursuing their paroc...
The Nigerian state has continued to experience different types of insecurity before and since aft... more The Nigerian state has continued to experience different types of insecurity before and since after her independence in 1960, arising from socioeconomic and political problems. The proliferation of ethnic militias like Movement for Actualization of Niger Delta (MEND), Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Odua People's Congress (OPC), the Egbesu Boys, the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MOSSOB), and presently Boko Haram is an attempt by each ethnic group to better their own lots. Therefore, this study intends to investigate the causes and dimensions of the insecurity problem in Nigeria, the nature and its effects on Nigeria's socioeconomic and political development, and what has Nigerian government been doing to improve the security situation in the country. This study recommend that the country's leaders at all levels, most especially the politicians should discontinue using religion and ethnicity in pursuing their parochial interests which they have taken to be above that of national interest. The study also recommend that further research be carried out to find out why people especially in the northern area of the country can afford to participate in suicide mission even knowing the consequences of death that goes with it, and introducing new dimension to the way Nigerians have lived their lives in the past.
Human rights are basic rights that fundamentally and inherently belong to each individual.Human r... more Human rights are basic rights that fundamentally and inherently belong to each individual.Human rights are freedoms established by custom or international agreement that impose standards of conduct on all nations. Human rights are distinct from civil liberties, which are freedoms established by the law of a particular state and applied by that state in its own jurisdiction.Specific human rights include the right to personal liberty and Due Process of Law; to freedom of thought, expression, religion, organization, and movement; to freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, age, language, and sex; to basic education; to employment; and to property. Human rights laws have been defined by international conventions, by treaties, and by organizations, particularly the United Nations. These laws prohibit practices such as torture, Slavery, summary execution without trial, and Arbitrary detention or exile.
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Nigeria is characterized along a divided state in which major political issues are vigor... more Abstract Nigeria is characterized along a divided state in which major political issues are vigorously contested along the lines of complex ethnic divisions. The purpose of this study therefore is to examine the phenomenon of ethnic conflicts in Nigeria with special focus on militancy and some selected conflict incidence from 1999 to 2012. This thesis examines the explosion of violent ethnic conflicts in Nigeria. Contrary to the widespread expectation that the inauguration of the civilian administration would usher in democratic stability, the nature of the politics of the transition program and the reluctance of the post-military regime to address the national question have led to the resurgence of social groups that make demands for incorporation and empowerment. The central argument is that unbridled competition for power, land, resources and the failure of government to deliver democratic dividends, have resulted in violent conflicts, where the relationship between ethnic conflicts and militancy is fully established. This thesis also explore the literary arguments that exists about the pre and post democratic impact on ethnic conflicts and militancy in Nigeria, with cognizance that one of the prevailing problems dominating the Nigerian political landscape is securing and maintaining the loyalty of the citizens to the authority of the state, which has been the source of the country’s seemingly insoluble political instability especially in the span of 1999-2000 where electoral democracy has failed to enhance and confer political legitimacy on governments and the arrogation of power by the military has aggravated rather than alleviate the problem.
The Nigerian state has continued to experience different types of insecurity before and since aft... more The Nigerian state has continued to experience different types of insecurity before and since after her independence in 1960, arising from socio-economic and political problems. The proliferation of ethnic militias like Movement for Actualization of Niger Delta (MEND), Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Odua People’s Congress (OPC), the Egbesu Boys, the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MOSSOB), and presently Boko Haram is an attempt by each ethnic group to better their own lots. Therefore, this study intends to investigate the causes and dimensions of the insecurity problem in Nigeria, the nature and its effects on Nigeria’s socio-economic and political development, and what has Nigerian government been doing to improve the security situation in the country. This study recommend that the country’s leaders at all levels, most especially the politicians should discontinue using religion and ethnicity in pursuing their paroc...
The Nigerian state has continued to experience different types of insecurity before and since aft... more The Nigerian state has continued to experience different types of insecurity before and since after her independence in 1960, arising from socioeconomic and political problems. The proliferation of ethnic militias like Movement for Actualization of Niger Delta (MEND), Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Odua People's Congress (OPC), the Egbesu Boys, the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MOSSOB), and presently Boko Haram is an attempt by each ethnic group to better their own lots. Therefore, this study intends to investigate the causes and dimensions of the insecurity problem in Nigeria, the nature and its effects on Nigeria's socioeconomic and political development, and what has Nigerian government been doing to improve the security situation in the country. This study recommend that the country's leaders at all levels, most especially the politicians should discontinue using religion and ethnicity in pursuing their parochial interests which they have taken to be above that of national interest. The study also recommend that further research be carried out to find out why people especially in the northern area of the country can afford to participate in suicide mission even knowing the consequences of death that goes with it, and introducing new dimension to the way Nigerians have lived their lives in the past.
Human rights are basic rights that fundamentally and inherently belong to each individual.Human r... more Human rights are basic rights that fundamentally and inherently belong to each individual.Human rights are freedoms established by custom or international agreement that impose standards of conduct on all nations. Human rights are distinct from civil liberties, which are freedoms established by the law of a particular state and applied by that state in its own jurisdiction.Specific human rights include the right to personal liberty and Due Process of Law; to freedom of thought, expression, religion, organization, and movement; to freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, age, language, and sex; to basic education; to employment; and to property. Human rights laws have been defined by international conventions, by treaties, and by organizations, particularly the United Nations. These laws prohibit practices such as torture, Slavery, summary execution without trial, and Arbitrary detention or exile.
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Nigeria is characterized along a divided state in which major political issues are vigor... more Abstract Nigeria is characterized along a divided state in which major political issues are vigorously contested along the lines of complex ethnic divisions. The purpose of this study therefore is to examine the phenomenon of ethnic conflicts in Nigeria with special focus on militancy and some selected conflict incidence from 1999 to 2012. This thesis examines the explosion of violent ethnic conflicts in Nigeria. Contrary to the widespread expectation that the inauguration of the civilian administration would usher in democratic stability, the nature of the politics of the transition program and the reluctance of the post-military regime to address the national question have led to the resurgence of social groups that make demands for incorporation and empowerment. The central argument is that unbridled competition for power, land, resources and the failure of government to deliver democratic dividends, have resulted in violent conflicts, where the relationship between ethnic conflicts and militancy is fully established. This thesis also explore the literary arguments that exists about the pre and post democratic impact on ethnic conflicts and militancy in Nigeria, with cognizance that one of the prevailing problems dominating the Nigerian political landscape is securing and maintaining the loyalty of the citizens to the authority of the state, which has been the source of the country’s seemingly insoluble political instability especially in the span of 1999-2000 where electoral democracy has failed to enhance and confer political legitimacy on governments and the arrogation of power by the military has aggravated rather than alleviate the problem.
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Nigeria is characterized along a divided state in which major political issues are vigorously contested along the lines of complex ethnic divisions. The purpose of this study therefore is to examine the phenomenon of ethnic conflicts in Nigeria with special focus on militancy and some selected conflict incidence from 1999 to 2012. This thesis examines the explosion of violent ethnic conflicts in Nigeria. Contrary to the widespread expectation that the inauguration of the civilian administration would usher in democratic stability, the nature of the politics of the transition program and the reluctance of the post-military regime to address the national question have led to the resurgence of social groups that make demands for incorporation and empowerment. The central argument is that unbridled competition for power, land, resources and the failure of government to deliver democratic dividends, have resulted in violent conflicts, where the relationship between ethnic conflicts and militancy is fully established. This thesis also explore the literary arguments that exists about the pre and post democratic impact on ethnic conflicts and militancy in Nigeria, with cognizance that one of the prevailing problems dominating the Nigerian political landscape is securing and maintaining the loyalty of the citizens to the authority of the state, which has been the source of the country’s seemingly insoluble political instability especially in the span of 1999-2000 where electoral democracy has failed to enhance and confer political legitimacy on governments and the arrogation of power by the military has aggravated rather than alleviate the problem.
Nigeria is characterized along a divided state in which major political issues are vigorously contested along the lines of complex ethnic divisions. The purpose of this study therefore is to examine the phenomenon of ethnic conflicts in Nigeria with special focus on militancy and some selected conflict incidence from 1999 to 2012. This thesis examines the explosion of violent ethnic conflicts in Nigeria. Contrary to the widespread expectation that the inauguration of the civilian administration would usher in democratic stability, the nature of the politics of the transition program and the reluctance of the post-military regime to address the national question have led to the resurgence of social groups that make demands for incorporation and empowerment. The central argument is that unbridled competition for power, land, resources and the failure of government to deliver democratic dividends, have resulted in violent conflicts, where the relationship between ethnic conflicts and militancy is fully established. This thesis also explore the literary arguments that exists about the pre and post democratic impact on ethnic conflicts and militancy in Nigeria, with cognizance that one of the prevailing problems dominating the Nigerian political landscape is securing and maintaining the loyalty of the citizens to the authority of the state, which has been the source of the country’s seemingly insoluble political instability especially in the span of 1999-2000 where electoral democracy has failed to enhance and confer political legitimacy on governments and the arrogation of power by the military has aggravated rather than alleviate the problem.