THE PLACE OF HUMAN SECURITY IN THE PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE IN AN AGE OF PANDEMIC

Abstract

Human Security seems to be a simple term especially when it is viewed through its ordinary grammatical meaning. But when viewed in a broader perspective, it will reveal a lot of more concepts and meanings surrounding its relation to human beings in all areas of life. Security of lives and properties in a State is one if not the most of the conditions needed for peaceful coexistence, stability needed for economic and political development of any modern State. This paper sets out to discuss the issue of human security from different angles such as health security, socio-economic security, cultural security, Politico-religious security and environmental security amongst others which are cumulatively used to determine the development level of any State in the comity of Nation States. Our focus however will be on Human Security in the present Nigerian State vis-à-vis what ought to be according to our laws and the demand of international law.