Arms Proliferation and Militancy in Rivers State, Nigeria: a Comparative Study of Amaechi and Wike’S Administrations
Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal – Vol.5, No.12 Publication Date: Dec. 25, 2018 DoI:10.14738/assrj.512.8172. Nweke, K. & Etido-Inyang, E. (2018). Arms Proliferation and MilitanCy in Rivers State, Nigeria: A Comparative Study of AmaeChi and Wike’s Administrations. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 5(12) 628-642. Arms ProliFeration and Militancy in Rivers State, Nigeria: A Comparative Study oF Amaechi and Wike’s Administrations Kenneth Nweke, Ph.D Department of Political Science Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt. Eunice Etido-Inyang Department of Political Science Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt. Abstract This research examined the nature oF arms proliFeration and militancy in the administrations of Governors Chibiuke Rotimi Amaechi and Ezenwo Nyesom Wike in Rivers State, Nigeria. The objectives were to determine the nature oF arms proliFeration and militancy in Rivers State in the two administrations. This research became necessary owing to the increasing rate oF insecurity in Rivers State. The inability oF security agencies to mitigate the security challenges conFronting the State and the politicisation oF the security oF the State makes this research inevitable. Two key areas of concerns were discernable. First, the proliFeration oF Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in the State has led to militancy oF destructive proportion. Second, arms proliFeration and militancy have undermined socio-economic and political development oF the people of the State. The security challenges arising, thereFore, have created an inhabitable state triggered by fear, intimidation, armed robbery, assassinations, cultism, kidnapping For ransom, arms smuggling, political thuggery, electoral violence, intimidation and destruction oF lives and property across the 23 local government areas oF the State.
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