Introduction: This essay argues that the unprecedented and widespread insecurity
– terrorism, insurgency, militancy, herdsmen attacks, communal clashes, kidnap
for ransom and extortion (KRE), cultism amongst other security challenges
stifling Nigeria(ns), are inter alia,
a byproduct of Nigeria’s old-school, bureaucratic security and intelligence
establishments’ knack to be REACTIVE rather than PROACTIVE, innovative. As a result
of this inertia, scores of Nigerian citizens are randomly murdered, kidnapped
daily. While the Nigerian security agencies are overwhelmed, helpless and bereft
of pragmatic solutions to the security challenges, the government of the day is
strongly averse to taking responsibility; buck-passing and finger-pointing are
its stock-in-trade.
