IGWEBUIKE: A HOLISTIC RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM OF INSECURITY IN NIGERIA

Nnaemeka James Nnoruga

Abstract


This  paper  examines  the  rising  wave  of  insecurity  in  our  country  Nigeria, despite certain measures already put in place starting from federal government, down  to  individuals  in  a  community.  This  rising  wave  of  insecurity  seems  to have  taken  different  dangerous  dimensions  in  different  parts  of  the  country (Nigeria). To the extent that Nigeria as giant of Africa, is reduced now to nearly nothing  before  the  other  countries  of  Africa  and  the  whole  world  in  general. Whether  we  believe  it  or  not,  the  corporate  existence  of  this  country  as  one geographical  entity  amalgamated  mistakenly  or  naturally  or  forcefully  in  1914 by white men is being threatened from its boundary foundations. The thread or rope holding the existence and corporate togetherness of Nigeria’s statehood is fast cutting and the land is getting bloody, which is a sign of everyday violence. In  the  light  of  the  above  situationof  insecurity  being  experienced  in  Nigeria, through  different  kinds  of  violence,  its  solution  requires  a  multi-task  or  multi-stakeholder  approach  in  fighting  this  insecurity,  which  is  already  a  set  time bomb  waiting  to  explode.  This  is  why  this  paper  is  projecting  the  principle  of Igwebuike  as  a  solution  toward  controlling  and  if  possible  putting  to  hold insecurity  in  Nigeria.  Igwebuike  as  a  solution  to  insecurity  in  Nigeria  rests  on harmonization or solidarity and complementarity  of African togetherness. With togetherness which is the strength of Igwebuike as a principle, all problems are almost   solved.   This   in   the   same   vein   with   insecurity   in   Nigeria   needs harmonious togetherness in all aspects of Nigeria as an entity.

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