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Banditry in Nigeria: Implications for National Security
Abstract
The study examined the impact of banditry on the people of Nigeria with implications for
National security. The general objective of the study was to examine the extent to which banditry
activities have affected the right to life, personal liberty, freedom and progress of people in
Nigeria. The study covered the period between 2014 and 2022. The study adopted the critical
discuss analysis approach, from a political discourse point of view. Themes were generated from
the research questions and examined under various sub-headings for patterns and analysis.
Findings show that banditry has negatively affected the right to life, peace, freedom, and
progress of people in Nigeria, resulting from the weak State security architecture. Individuals
have been killed, exposed to psychological torture, displaced from their homes and subjected to
harsh economic realities, as a result of banditry activities. Consequently, the study recommends
that the government security forces should be complemented by private security outfits and the
intelligence capacity of the military and the police forces should be enhanced to provide
adequate security to people living in Nigeria. An Act of parliament should also be instituted to
allow people to carry arms for self-defence.
