International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Educational Research (IJMER)
The Nigerian Police Force and Security Challenges in Delta State of Nigeria, since 1999: A Paradox
E-ISSN: 6575-5565
P-ISSN: 3427-2556
DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/512
Delta State has been plagued by severe, protracted and escalating security concerns since 1999. Security threats range from armed robbery, oil bunkering, kidnapping, and herders-farmers conflict to pipeline vandalism. These crises are manifestation of government’s failure to enhance equitable and enduring development in the state. The Nigerian Police Force, saddled with the constitutional function of protection of lives and property have remained in the eye of the storm bringing to question the veracity of its architecture in the state. Adopting the broken windows theoretical framework and depending on primary and secondary sources of data, the paper explores the historical factors necessitating the increase in crime in the oil-rich Niger Delta state. The paper argues that for effective and efficient security performance, the Nigeria Police must collaborate with well-meaning Deltans.
Elijah Williams AREFA & Ikaonaworio EFEREBO PhD
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