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The Nature of Internal Security Problems in African States: The Nigerian Experience

This paper examined the nature of internal security problems of African States using Nigeria as a case study.The paper sought to identify the plethora of security challenges confronting Nigeria with specific emphasis on the Niger Delta Crises, Kidnapping in the South-East geopolitical zone, Jos Crises and Boko Haram Crises in the Northern part of Nigeria.The study investigated the extent to which man-tailored internal security problems impacted negatively or otherwise on socio-economic development of the Nigerian State, especially since 1999.The study adopted secondary data as its methodologic…