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Scirj Volume VII, Issue IV, April 2019 Edition
ISSN: 2201-2796

MEDIA, TERRORISM AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC

DALHATU, MUSA YUSHAU ; ERUNKE, CANICE ESIDENE ; IDAKULA, AMOS RHODA

Abstract: Nigerian state, just like many other states in the world today, has suffered and continues to experience the devastating effects of terrorist activities with its untold consequences on socio-economic, political and cultural lives of the people. Since the returned to democracy in 1999, Nigeria has been grappling with the phenomenon of terrorism such as the Boko Haram terrorism that posed a serious challenge to national security. This paper, though based on social identity theory, examined the spate of terrorism, national security challenges and the role of media and democratic sustainability in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. In carrying out the study, secondary data were explored and content analysis applied. The study thus revealed that insecurity and terrorism are inimical to democratic sustainability and development of Nigeria. Systemic corruption, malicious media report, ethno-religious, political and economic-based violence, including pervasive illiteracy, unemployment and poverty are some of the pre-disposing factors and challenges of national security in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. To stem the tide of terrorism and insecurity in Nigeria, there must be ethical re-orientation in media practice, a genuine and inclusive fight against corruption, pervasive unemployment and poverty, as well as addressing the issues of ethno-religious, political and economic-based violence with robust improvement in national security architecture.

Reference this Paper: MEDIA, TERRORISM AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC by DALHATU, MUSA YUSHAU ; ERUNKE, CANICE ESIDENE ; IDAKULA, AMOS RHODA published at: "Scientific Research Journal (Scirj), Volume VII, Issue IV, April 2019 Edition, Page 115-123 ".

Search Terms: Democratic Sustainability, Media, National Security, Terrorism, Nigerian, Fourth Republic

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