Description
The book explores the pressing problem of rural violence in contemporary Nigeria by assessing the changing patterns of conflict and response across the country.
Rural violence in Nigeria is becoming an increasingly pressing concern, with cattle rustling, banditry, kidnapping and farmer-herder conflicts putting immense pressure on the state's institutional preparedness and the response capacity of the government, military and other security agencies. Drawing from the expertise of a wide range of African development, governance and security researchers and practitioners, this book assesses the severity of the current problem of rural violence, and provides a critical analysis of the various national and state responses to rural violence in Nigeria. Ultimately, the book aims to provide suggestions for restoring peace, security and development in Nigeria.
This book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and administrators across Political Science, Security Studies, Rural Studies, and Regional Studies in Africa.
Author: Usman A. Tar
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 04/14/2023
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d
ISBN13: 9781032063683
ISBN10: 1032063688
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | World | African
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | African Studies
- Social Science | Violence in Society
About the Author
Usman A. Tar PhD, Professor of Political Science and Defence and Endowed Chair of Defence and Security Studies (RC26 Endowment a the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). He is also Director of the Academy's flagship Centre for Defence Studies and Documentation (CDSD) as well as Department of Defence and Security Studies at the same institution.
Bashir Bala is a Doctoral Candidate for PhD Strategy and Security Studies at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. He graduated from the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), commissioned at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, United Kingdom, and thereafter, attended Shijiazhuang Mechanized Infantry Academy for Basic and Advanced Special Operations Courses, China.
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