UJARA, Ese and IFALOYE, O. R and Ekong, I. D. (2017) ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE AND COUNTER-TERRORISM: PROSPECTS FOR THE NIGERIAN STATE. In: CUCEN 2017, Covenant University, Ota.
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Abstract
Nigeria’s national security has been threatened over the past few years by the menace of terrorism. On a large scale, several efforts have been made by the Nigerian government to combat terrorism (mostly military based strategies), yet the threats persist. Crucial to the quest of combating terrorism in Nigeria is the role of technology. This is especially so because, terrorists also utilize modern technology, both online and offline in seeking funds, engaging operations, recruitment, training and communication. Thus, there is a need to not only evaluate offline activities, but also include the monitoring of online and digital communications in the counter-terrorism process. The general objective of this paper is to highlight important strategies rooted in electronic surveillance that the Nigerian state should adopt in counter-terrorism efforts that can ultimately guarantee national security and engender national development. Using a qualitative approach, this paper relies majorly on secondary data analyzed textually. It is situated within the securitization framework. This paper submits that technology exclusively cannot guarantee security, however, security would be an impossible accomplishment without the influence of technology. A collaboration of technological tools, especially through the use of electronic surveillance poses a potentially effective counter-terrorism strategy, as more and more terrorist operations depend on ICT tools.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Electronics and Computer Science |
| Depositing User: | Mr Adewole Adewumi |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Mar 2018 19:23 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Mar 2018 19:23 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/10337 |
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