The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Promotion of Human Security in Nigeria

Abstract

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is a paramilitary agency of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that is established to provide measures against threat and any form of attack or disaster against the nation and its citizenry. Using interpretative analysis this paper examines the extent to which the NSCDC has been contributing to human
security since its inception in 2003. It discusses the concepts of national and human security with a view of setting the
theoretical basis for the study. Based on the analysis, the paper suggests that the Government should provide strengthen the
NSCDC with necessary operational gadgets and equipment so that it could further contribute to human and national security in
the country. We argue that citizen-friendly operational strategy which the NSCDC has been using to carry out its statutory
duties has enabled the Corps to contribute to meaningfully to human security in Nigeria. The presence of NSCDC officers
dispels fear wherever they are deployed to carry out assignment. The tranquilizing effect of the presence of the NSCDC officers
has greatly contributed to promotion of human security in Journal of Contemporary Society & Education (JCSE), Vol. 1, No. 1, 2021 Nigeria. For this reason, people feel at home with the presence of the NSCDC officers than with the presence of Police officer