Assessment of Nigeria Security Challenges Under President Muhammad Buhari’s Administration (2015-2022)

Abstract

The study begins with a background framework on the insecurity situation in the Nigerian fourth republic and efforts by respective administrations to mitigate the impacts on the citizens. However, the study limited its investigation to the past of Buhari’s administration in Nigeria. This is through a critical examination of the rate of insecurity during his political era as well as combative initiatives initiated by the president, Muhammadu Buhari. It further evaluated the efficacy of state security apparatuses and how citizens had fared across the country. The study was anchored on Karl Marx conflict theory and reviewed pertinent literature to relate the study within an existing academic framework. More so, the responses were analyzed quantitatively, and the discussion of the findings was content-analyzed. The study revealed that the administration of Muhammadu Buhari had expended bountiful resources to purchase weapons and ammunition for the military and paramilitary officers in a bid to determine the extent of security threats in the country. Nonetheless, it was deduced that insecurity challenges intensified during Buhari’s administration, during which many promising youths emigrated to the country in search of better means of living. According to the inferences, President Muhammadu Buhari led to the creation of semi-formal security outfits across regions in Nigeria. This was assumed to have led to a lack of respect for nationally owned security agencies in Nigeria among the citizens.

Keywords: Security Challenges, Administration, Boko Haram, Policymakers, threats