Roles of Tertiary Institutions in Curbing Banditry Kidnapping and Terrorism in Nigeria
Keywords:
Banditry, Kidnapping, Terrorism, Insecurity, Tertiary institutionsAbstract
This paper explored roles of roles of tertiary institutions in fighting against banditry, kidnapping and terror in Nigeria. The research method adopted for this study is the documentary research method through the use of secondary data. The secondary data were collected from both print and online publications. The paper concluded that the tertiary institutions in Nigeria have a lot of roles to play in the fight against banditry, kidnapping and terror in Nigeria. Specifically, the paper identified the roles of tertiary institutions in fighting against banditry, kidnapping and terrorism in Nigeria including; teaching security tips, research on causes of banditry, kidnapping and terrorism and how to tackle them, provision of community services geared towards empowerment of youths, establishment of centre on studies on securities and provision of technical support to various public institutions on fight against banditry, kidnapping and terror in Nigeria. The study recommends among others that the federal and state governments should appoint people of integrity from academia to fill the positions of Council Members and Vice-Chancellors in Nigerian universities respectively. The suggested solution will produce quality leadership needed by tertiary institutions to perform their various roles that will consequently address the root cause of Banditry, kidnapping and terrorism to a great extent
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