Analysis of Development Prospect and Security Crisis in Nigeria

Analysis of Development Prospect and Security Crisis

Abstract

Elucidating development and security crisis in Sub-Sahara Africa with a bird eye view on Nigeria has 
been an issue worthy of consideration. This result from conflicts, insurgencies, and internal wars that 
characterise Nigeria as well as Post-Colonial African States. The study investigate development 
prospect and security crisis in Nigeria. The research paper affirms that the prevailing security 
challenges confronting the Nigerian state are structurally entrenched and deeply rooted in development 
crises. This vacuum has led to societal maladies such as economic disparities, ethno-religious divides, 
inequality, unemployment, poverty, and marginalisation, to mention a few thus, transcending into a 
national security problem, which now seems to threaten the unity of the State. Adopting the methodology 
of qualitative approach with the use of secondary data and content analysis, the research adopts the 
Political Instability Theory in analysing development prospect and security crises in Nigeria. The study 
finds that institutional corruption, economic disparities, ethno-religious divide are some of the factors 
enhancing development and security crises in Nigeria. The study concludes that the problems of 
development and security crises will persist in Nigeria so far security problems are treated differently 
from developmental challenges. The research paper recommends the tackling the problem of 
unemployment in Nigeria, collaboration with the international community as a means of litigating 
development problems and security crises in the Nigerian state.