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The insecurity challenges currently ravaging the country ranging from banditry, insurgency, kidnapping and others has become a crucial problem afflicting the country.
Daily, Nigerians feel insecure as the security issue has become worse over the years, as different news outlets report the sad events that occur in the country.
How did it get this bad? What is the solution to the problem that causes constant panic in every Nigerian?
Scooper takes a look at 6 causes of insecurity in Nigeria.
1. Unemployment
Apart from the level of insecurity Nigeria is facing, unemployment is ranked 2nd as one of the greatest challenges crippling the Nigerian economy.
The employment rate is especially obvious when it comes to Nigerian youths and this has caused an increase in insecurity and violent crime in the county.
A report from the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) says the unemployment rate in the country increased from 22.70% in the second quarter of 2018 to 23.10% in the third quarter of 2018.
Without job creation, how does the government address poverty, and inequitable distribution of wealth among citizens?
2. Corruption
Nigeria is on the top of the list for most corrupt countries in the world! This has become a turn off for international investors.
Corruption is responsible for governance failure in Nigeria, and the problem of insecurity in Nigeria is mainly a function of government failure.
Mismanagement of resources has brought about massive poverty which is also a major factor that fuels insecurity.
3.Weak Judicial System
What does one say of a country where there is little or no functioning judiciary system? With the weak system, criminals and terrorists go free, which has increased doubts in the minds of the citizens.
Justice is tied to money in Nigeria. It is negotiable and always ceded to anyone who possesses the financial muscle. The resultant of this is jungle justice, amongst other security deformations.
4. Porous Borders
The porous frontiers of the country, where individual movements are largely untracked have contributed to the level of insecurity in Nigeria.
As a result of the porous borders, smugglers sell arms and light weapons which have aided the flourishing of militancy and criminality in the country.
Further, near free-for-all borders allow for an uncontrollable influx of migrants from neighbouring countries such as Republic of Niger, Chad and Republic of Benin. With this ongoing, no need to worry why Boko Haram festered.
5. Weak Security System
This is a major factor responsible for the level of insecurity in Nigeria, and this can be attributed to a number of factors which include lack of adequate training, inadequate funding of the police and other security agencies, lack of modern equipment, poor welfare of security personnel and inadequate personnel.
A report by the Nigerian Security Tracker (NST) says the police and military also killed 4,068 people in the last four years. In other words, the security forces are part of the problem.
6. Terrorism
one of the most fundamental sources of insecurity in Nigeria today is terrorism. In Nigeria, terrorism is traceable to religious fanaticism. Sometimes, it is also politically and economically motivated.
Tens of thousands of people have lost their lives to activities of insurgent groups and many more have been internally and externally displaced.
The NST report also pointed out that Boko Haram was responsible for the deaths of, at least, 5,598 people in the last four years while herdsmen and bandits caused the death of 4,068 persons.
Nigeria is a wonderful country! Unfortunately, it faces a lot of problems today!
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