A Recap of The Security Dynamics
in Nigeria: The 2021 Fragile States
Index (FSI) ranks
Nigeria as the 12th 'most fragile state in the world' out of the 179 countries
appraised. Recall that Nigeria occupied the 14th position in 2020. Put
this statistically, in 2020,
the fragile states index (FSI) for Nigeria was 97.27. It increased from 94.4
index in 2006 to 97.27 index in 2020, growing at an average annual rate of
0.23%. According to the Fragile
States Index powered by the United states-based Fund For peace, State
fragility manifests itself in various ways such as: ‘’The loss of physical
control of its territory or a monopoly on the legitimate use of force; The
erosion of legitimate authority to make collective decisions; An inability to
provide reasonable public services; The inability to interact with other states
as a full member of the international community’’. The Borno State governor,
Professor Babagana Zulum reportedly asserted
recently that Nigeria is ranked 146 out of 166 crisis-stricken nations’ ranking
on kidnapping, banditry, and forms of criminalities.
