Human Security Under Threat: The Proliferation of Small Arms in Nigeria
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 5
Abstract
The proliferation of small arms, their illegal useand its threat can be felt directly by the people and the communities. Most of small arms in Nigeriaare those stolen arms from the government armories and stockpiles.In addition, there are othersmall arms thathavebeen trafficking into the country from war-ton and conflict zones of the African continent. This article therefore, focuses on the threat of the proliferation of small arms in Nigeria from the human security perspective. The main objectiveof the article is to highlight the impact ofsmall arms on individuals and the communities. This article utilizes secondary data as its source of information. The data was mainly generated from the interviews, books and journal articles. Thearticletherefore, observes thatthe proliferation of small arms is a challenge to security of the individuals and communities.Itcauses massive death and injuries of civilians throughconflict and armed crimes. It also found that,small arms are used to perpetuate armed violence and crimes that include the armed robbery, kidnappingand ethno-religious conflict. Consequently, this circumstance renders many civilians internally displace persons. Furthermore, small arms led to the waste of financial resources which could be used to provide social services thatpromotes human lives such as clean water, education and healthcare services among others. The article calls for anextraordinary measureagainst the proliferation of small arms in order to protect individual lives and theircommunities.
Authors and Affiliations
Waziri Rabiu Adamu, Dr. Bakri Bin Mat, Dr. Shamsuddin L. Taya
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