Geographical Approach to Surmounting Security Challenges in Nigeria
Origho Thaddeus & Agatemor Akpotha William
Department of Geography, College of Education, Warri
Department of Political Science, College of Education, Warri
Email: thaddeusorigho@gmail.com; agatemorwilliam@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Over the years, the state of insecurity in Nigeria has been on the increase. High rate of crimes such as kidnapping, armed robbery, assassination, theft, arson among others have been on the increase, leading to loss of lives and properties. Due to lack of adequate modern technology, insufficient manpower, the Nigerian state has not been able to effectively tackle insecurity in the country. Various vigilante groups have thus been put in place to check these menace arising from insecurity of lives and properties. However, these security checks have failed to provide the needed solutions to these problems. Geographical approach through the use of Geographical Information System (GIS,), graph theory, aerial photographs, mapping, satellite images, road connectivity networks as tools of geographical studies are means in which security lapses can be checked and managed in Nigeria. These have many applications and promotes efficiency if properly applied. Therefore crime analysis using the above geographical methods is today relevant in Nigeria, as it will go a long way to surmounting security challenges in the country.Keywords: Surmounting, Challenges, Security, Checks, Methods, Insecurity
