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Journal Article
Fragile State and Insecurity Conundrum: An Analysis of the Efforts of Local Authorities in Tackling the Scourge of Insecurity in the Northeast and Southeast Countryside, Nigeria
2025
Overview
Security and welfare are man’s most fundamental needs; because all other needs of man are dependent on them. The prevailing high rate of insecurity in Nigeria demonstrates the failure of the Government to significantly fulfill its primary duties of protection of lives and property as enshrined in Section 14 Subsection 2(b) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria. This paper, therefore, investigates the efforts of the local authorities –such as traditional rulers, communities and town union leaders, and traditional healers/herbalists among others in fighting insecurity in Nigeria, within the context of the countryside. The method used is a qualitative survey, leveraging secondary data to descriptively content analyze the roles played by local authorities in rolling back insecurity in the Northeast and Southeast regions in Nigeria. Group disequilibrium theory was used in analyzing insecurity from the point of organized violent crime originating from group discontentment. It was found that local authorities have played significant roles in combating insecurity in the countryside. We recommended the government recognition and support to boost the efforts of the local authorities, and the democratization of security through decentralizing the security architecture of the country to pave the way for enhanced citizens’ participation in security of the country.
