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NIGERIA'S SECURITY INTEREST IN WEST AFRICA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

The art of external intervention as a strategy for conflict resolution and crisis management has been prominent since the end of the Cold War period in West Africa. This article examines the nature and impact of Nigeria’s led interventions in the internal affairs of Liberia and Sierra Leone through the ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG). Particularly, the article assessed Nigeria’s hegemonic role of ECOMOG and concludes with key lessons for the country’s intervention in West Africa. However, it recommends that Nigeria should be circumspective about how its gets involved in the internal…