So much has been done, is being done and will be done for Nigerians in the name of
security that Nigerians, at this juncture, should demand to know what this security
is all about.
What is Security? A few instances will set the tone of this discourse.
The first instance of what has been done in the name of security was the revelation
that came courtesy of the so-called fight against corruption. I say so-called because
the fight is against theft and not corruption. Corruption is a bigger issue than
theft. Corruption is the “abuse of public trust for private gain.” Theft is an aspect
of corruption and not the entire story of corruption. Defined as the “abuse of public
trust for private gain”, most Nigerians are culpable in the crime of corruption.
BEGINNING THE SECURITY CONVERSATION IN NIGERIA
Author: Dr. Adoyi Onoja | Category: Paper.
This discourse is an attempt to put a Nigerian perspective to a global security
narrative. This is necessary because of the manner in which most Nigerians experience
security.
NEW AND EVOLVING TRENDS AT NATIONAL AND GLOBAL SECURITY ARENA
Author: Dr. Adoyi Onoja | Category: Paper.
Over three decades ago there was a clear perspective on the state of national and
global security trends.
TOWARDS AN EXPLANATION OF THE ORIGIN OF “NATIONAL SECURITY”
May 25, 2017 | Author: Dr. Adoyi Onoja | Category: Paper.
This exercise is necessary because of the importance of "national security" in the
discourse of "security" among officials - military, law enforcement,