Senate Approved Relevance
This course focuses on training graduates highly equipped with the security networks in the country as well as their multifaceted challenges. The University is determined to produce experts who understands the workings of these institutions and mastered the strategies to address the security challenges in the country so as to enhance peace and security in Nigeria.
Overview
The security situation in Nigeria over the years has grown from bad to worse. This calls for urgent attention as it does not only result to loss of lives and properties but also undermines development, instills fear in the lives of people and encourages anarchy in the country.
This course is tailored towards identifying these security institutions and their structures, and as well factors fanning the security challenges in Nigeria. At the end of this course, the student is expected to have adequate knowledge ol the security apparatus in the country and their structures, their origin, functions, and other activities. They should also be able to analyze these institutions with a view of finding out if they are performing or underperforming, Students should be able to pinpoint the major obstacles limiting these institutions and the best strategy to address them.
Course Objectives
The objectives of the course are to:
I. Delineate the concept of security
2. Classify security institutions in Nigeria
3. Unravel the nature of these institutions (origin, structures, functions etc.).
4. Highlight the major security challenges in Nigeria
5. Identify factors propelling insecurity in Nigeria
6. Outline theories explaining (in) security
7. Discuss models or strategies of addressing security challenges in Nigeria.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the students should be able to:
1. I)iscuss the concept of security
2. Identify and classify at least 5 security institutions in Nigeria
3 Discuss the nature of these institutions (origin, structures, functions etc.).
4. Highlight at least 6 major security challenges in Nigeria
5. Identify at least 6 factors incubating insecurity in Nigeria
(. Outline and explain at least 3 theories explaining insecurity in Nigeria
7. Discuss models or strategies of addressing security challenges in Nigeria.
- Lecturer : Dr Cletus Okechukwu Amadi