Internal Security Threat in Nigeria: The Role of Leadership in Surmounting the Challenges

Abstract

Nigeria as well as many other Third World nations are faced with the problem of internal security. These internal security challenges have been on since colonial imposition up till the time of Iindependence, they only differ in nomenclature and magnitude. In recent times, the Niger Delta restiveness, the Boko haram insurgency, armed robbery, kidnapping and ritual killings among others have acted as major threats to the internal security of Nigeria. Leadership in Nigeria has been changing hands while at the same time, security threats have been changing in dimension. It is against this backdrop that this study seeks to assess the role of leadership in internal security threats in Nigeria