SEJORO, VIWAVOH JOHN and Covenant University, Theses (2018) TRANSBORDER CRIMES AND NIGERIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY: A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA’S IDIROKO BORDER. Masters thesis, COVENANT UNIVERSITY.
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African countries are increasingly facing daunting tasks of managing their borders in ways that secure their territorial sovereignty and integrity. They have to ensure that their borders are bridges rather than barriers for cross border cooperation and regional integration, thus, preventing illegal entries and exiting of people and goods and at the same time allowing easy movement of goods and people. Due to rising crimes resulting from easy trans-border movement however, the Nigerian government has attempted to secure the national border as is constitutionally demanded. Despite the effort of the government, a secured and safe environment for lives, properties and the conduct of business and economic activities continue to elude Nigeria. This thesis therefore engages the rational choice theory alongside the theory of globalization in interrogating the dynamics of trans-border crime and its consequent implication for national security. Drawing vital information from both primary and secondary sources of data, this research discovers that the causes of trans-border crimes in Nigeria are multifaceted including: corruption, porous border area alongside poor demarcation of the border area, poverty, institutional framework (ECOWAS protocol on free movement) among others. In addition, this research has revealed that trans-border crimes impact on socio-political and economic security of Nigeria. This research therefore, recommends that the Nigerian government take into cognizance the need to put more border security equipment and strict checks at the border. Lastly it recommends that there should be a cordial relationship between the border communities and the security agents to boost the capacity of intelligence and information sharing in curbing criminal activities.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2020 12:19 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2020 12:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/13465 |
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