Hobbesian Notion of Self-Preservation and Insecurity in Nigeria
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/mjssh.v2i8.706Keywords:
kidnapping, security, government, right, regionAbstract
This study examined the insecurity in Nigeria which is supposed to be resolved by the government, but the government inability to stop insecurity has made the citizens to protect themselves thereby going back to the Hobbesian notion of self-preservation where man protected himself from other men. The objectives of the study include; investigate insecurity in Nigeria and analyse how the citizens are going back to the Hobbesian notion of self-preservation to secure themselves. The Ex-Post Facto (After the fact) research design was used for the study. Data was gotten through secondary sources like, textbooks, newspapers, journal articles and internet materials. Qualitative analysis was used to analyse the data, although figure was presented where required. The study found out that in the North central the farmers/herders clash has prominent, while North West banditry and kidnapping has been the order of the day, North East has been ravaged with kidnapping and terrorism in a similar manner the South East insecurity has been carried out by unknown gunmen, in the South West kidnapping and banditry has formed the major insecurity threat and kidnapping and hostage taking has enveloped the South-South region. The finding further showed that as a result of the failure of the Nigerian government to protect its citizen, they have found other ways to protect themselves thereby going back to the Hobbesian notion of self-preservation.
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