Contemporary Security Governance in Nigeria: Themes and Perspectives(African Governance, Development, and Leadership)

Contemporary Security Governance in Nigeria: Themes and Perspectives examines the theory, practice, and challenges of contemporary security governance in Nigeria and argues for the prioritization of security governance in state affairs. Al Chukwuma Okoli, Folahanmi Aina, and the contributors address the role of security in state steering, the role of the state in security, the conceptual and theoretical frames underpinning contemporary discourse on security governance, and the current position of security governance and national security architecture in Nigeria. The book begins with an examination of security governance theory, context, and dimensions; followed by presenting strategies of security governance such as intelligence oversight; and ends with analysis of state, foreign, and non-state actors' roles in security governance. It covers important issues such as state legitimacy, public emergencies, intelligence oversight, civilian-led community policing, and Operation Safe Corridor. This book provides an important contribution for scholars in governance and security, and all stakeholders in governmental and non-governmental organizations that promote national security.

Table of Contents:
List of Figures and Tables Preface List of Abbreviations Part One: Understanding Security Governance Introduction: Situating the Subject Matter of Security Governance Al Chukwuma Okoli and Folahanmi Aina Chapter One: Theoretical Perspectives on Security Governance Al Chukuma Okoli and Sunday Orinya Chapter Two: The Nature of Nigeria’s National Security Architecture Segun Ofongo Chapter Three: The State as the Context of Security Dispensation and Management Ikenna Mike Alumona and Stephen Nnaemeka Azom Chapter Four: Security-Governance Nexus: Towards a New Paradigm for National Security Praxis Al Chukuwma Okoli, Folahanmi Aina and Freedom Chukwudi Onuoha Chapter Five: Democracy, State Legitimacy and Security Governance in Nigeria George A. Genyi Chapter Six: Public Emergencies and Security Governance in Nigeria Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola Chapter Seven: Gender Dimension to Security Governance in Nigeria Comfort Fatimoh Sheidu Part Two: Approaches and Strategies to Security Governance Chapter Eight: The Imperative of Security Sector Reform in Nigeria Francis Okpaleke Chapter Nine: Monopoly of Force and Authority Over Violence: The Military and the Exigency of State Preservation in Nigeria Samuel Oyewole Chapter Ten: The Nigerian State and Its Coercive Competencies: An Assessment of The Nigerian State's Response to Internal Security Challenges Ibeh Chinyere and Miriam Adah Chapter Eleven: Non-Coercive Approaches to Security Governance in Nigeria Oluwole Ojewale Chapter Twelve: Internal Intelligence Oversight and Governance for Security in Nigeria Ebimboere Seiyefa Chapter Thirteen: Serving the Perpetrators, Starving the Persecuted? The Contradictions of ‘Operation Safe Corridor’ and their Implications for Security Governance John Sunday Ojo Part Three: State, Foreign, and Non-State Actors in Security Governance Chapter Fourteen: The Police, Paramilitary Agencies and Public Order in Nigeria Kazeem Oyedele Lamidi and Paul Oluwamoroti Adebayo Chapter Fifteen: Foreign Security Force Assistance and Security Governance in Nigeria Folahanmi Aina and Adebayo Adeleke Chapter Sixteen: Private Security Companies and Security Provisioning in Nigeria Tosin Osasona Chapter Seventeen: Civil Society and Security Governance in Nigeria Fidelis Ikaade Ochim and Joseph Chigozie Nebiefe Chapter Eighteen: Traditional Institutions, Faith-Based Organizations, and Public Security in Nigeria Odey Joseph Obinyi, and Martin Luter Orjime Chapter Nineteen: Militias, Vigilantes, and Civilian-led Community Policing in Nigeria Nsemba Edward Lenshie, Ugwu Anthony Chinedu and Buhari Shehu Miapyen Conclusion: What has Governance Got to Do with Security, and Vice Versa? Al Chukwuma Okoli and Folahanmi Aina About the Editors and Contributors

About the Author :
Al Chukwuma Okoli is associate professor at the Federal University of Lafia. Folahanmi Aina is lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.

Review :
Contemporary Security Governance in Nigeria: Themes and Perspectives, edited by Al Chukwuma Okoli and Folahanmi Aina, highlights some of the key governance and security challenges that Nigeria confronts within its complex journey to statehood. The contributors underscore the effect that statehood is a means, rather than an end, as Nigeria comes to terms with both the centripetal and centrifugal forces that put its existence to the test. This book is an important read for both researchers and policy makers as they seek practical solutions toward addressing the issues highlighted by the respective chapter authors. I commend the editors for their incisive thoughts and scholarly contribution to the knowledge on this subject matter. This book provides a critical perspective to security governance in Nigeria, against the background of complex security and developmental challenges. It addresses the security and security-governance linkage in the context of contemporary domestic non-state and transnational threats. The contributors analyze Nigeria’s security architecture, state-society relations, violent conflict, and crisis of legitimacy and governance, including the role of state and non-state conflict, peace, and security actors. A compelling read on the theory, praxis, and options for addressing the security-governance nexus in Africa’s largest democracy.