Rustling and Human Security in Nigeria - An Analysis of Ecowas Response

Authors

  • Akah Augustine Ugar Institute of International Political Sociology, Kiel University, Germany
  • Ekpo Tony Johnson Department of History & International Studies, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
  • Okocha Collins Chukwuka Department of History & International Studies, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54536/ajsl.v2i2.2014

Keywords:

Rustling, Human Security, Insurgency, Farmer, Herder, Conflict, ECOWAS Response

Abstract

This study analyses ECOWAS response to rustling and human security in Nigeria. The central theme of the argument in the study is that rustling poses a significant threat to human security in Nigeria. This implies that diaries and beef consumption are altered by the activities of rustlers, insurgents, terrorists, kidnappers, and bandits. This, in turn, also poses a significant risk to animal life, human security, and food security in Nigeria. Thus, in line with mainstream submissions in the extant literature, the study’s findings indicate that rustling threatens human and food security in Nigeria. To address these security issues, the study recommends that the government should come out with a new dimension to national security, secure the national borders by documenting and using forensic technology to record the details of people and commercial trade activities at the wall, and also seek sub-regional cooperation with ECOWAS member states.

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Author Biographies

Akah Augustine Ugar, Institute of International Political Sociology, Kiel University, Germany

Akah Augustine Ugar, PhD is an expert in public policy, conflict studies, global governance and political discourse analysis. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Policy and Administrative Studies and distinctions in Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Public Policy from the University of Calabar, Nigeria. He is currently with the Institute of International Political Sociology, Kiel University, Germany. He has over ten years of experience in research/academic writing. He has collaborated with several authors to publish about twelve papers in international journals with high-impact factors. He has participated in more than twenty-five academic conferences, including the Research in Social Science Conference held at Oxford University. Akah is a DAAD, PTDF and ABO Scholar with over twenty-two awards and recognitions.

Ekpo Tony Johnson, Department of History & International Studies, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

Tony Johnson Ekpo, MA, holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and International Studies from the University of Uyo and a Master of Arts Degree in International Studies and Diplomacy from the Nigerian Defense Academy, NDA, Post Graduate School, Kaduna, Nigeria. He has several publications to his credit.

Okocha Collins Chukwuka, Department of History & International Studies, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

Collins Chukwuka Okocha, MA, holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and International Studies and a Master of Arts Degree in Social and Political History, both from the University of Uyo. Uyo, Nigeria. He has several publications to his credit.

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2023-10-17

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Akah, A. U., Ekpo, T. J., & Okocha, O. C. C. (2023). Rustling and Human Security in Nigeria - An Analysis of Ecowas Response. American Journal of Society and Law, 2(2), 51–57. https://doi.org/10.54536/ajsl.v2i2.2014

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2023): American Journal of Society and Law

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Research Articles

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