CORRUPTION AND THE LINGERING OF INSECURITY CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA
CORRUPTION AND THE LINGERING OF INSECURITY CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA

Summary/Abstract: Corruption has been a persistent theme in the culture and history of mankind. In both emerging and developed democracies, it is seen in every forms and in various political system. It has always existed in one form or the other in human culture. The "agent provocatua" of Nigeria's lingering instability is corruption. The rising influence of Nigeria's twin concepts of corruption and insecurity presents major challenges to governance and has thus become a matter of public concern. The aim of this study, however, is to examine how corruption has affected and contributed to the lingering challenges of insecurity in Nigeria. Nevertheless, the study will be able to extend the frontiers of awareness towards the reconceptualization of the definitions of corruption as the core "actor provocatua" of socially, economically and politically retarding Nigeria. This study revealed that corruption and instability have done more harm than any other phenomena to the reputation of the nation globally. The study therefore, advises the need for Nigeria’s urgent eradication of corruption and insecurity in order for the country to play its position effectively as Africa's giant and a force to be reckoned with globally.

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