The Role of language and religion in using libraries and information centres for security awareness in Nigeria

Abstract

The role of library and Information awareness services in combatting security challenges have been placed with premium values across the globe. These values have also placed information as the fifth (5th) factors of production necessary for human survival. Security is a necessary part of human existence. In the recent past, every society is hardly without any form of security challenges as humans naturally want to establish their authority and dominance in all affairs or events. The word "peace" may not be appreciated without prior experiences of violence futility. If there were to be no security challenges at all in the world, humans would never have appreciated the value of peaceful co-existence. If there is peace and co-existence of the people, it makes us appreciate futility, especially where there are armed insurgencies like Nigeria. However, conflicts, insecurity can be curbed using Languages and Religious conviction as determinant factors. This can be done by fast tracking and strengthening the traditional authorities that exist in local or rural and urban areas. Using information centres such as libraries, town halls, Churches and Mosques in villages and in all nooks and crannies through their local dialects to disseminate and communicate peaceful discussion for the survival of the citizens. Therefore, this paper examines the role of the languages and religious context as determinant factors with a view of using libraries and information centres to create information awareness to curb identified types of insurgencies in the country.