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Centralised Versus State Policing in Nigeria: A Strategic Assessment of Implications for National Security and Security Governance

This study provides a quantitative assessment of the implications of centralised and decentralised (state-based) policing models for national security and security governance in Nigeria. Although Nigeria operates a federal constitutional framework, it maintains a centralised policing system under the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), a legacy of colonial administration and prolonged military rule. Persistent security threats including insurgency in the Northeast, banditry in the Northwest, rising kidnappings for ransom, and recurrent communal violence combined with deficient police to population rat…