Abstract
This paper reappraises national security challenges, human rights provisions, derogations under the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the place of human rights in conflict situations between national security and human rights under Nigerian law. In achieving its aim, this paper adopts an admixture of the historical, comparative, empirical, the law and development approaches, in relevant areas. The paper ends with a conclusion and set of recommendations. KEYWORDS: National Security Challenges, Human Rights, Derogation under the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, National Security, Conflict situations. DOI: 10.7176/PPAR/10-4-07 Publication date: April 30 th 2020
Highlights
This paper reappraises national security challenges, human rights provisions, derogations under the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the place of human rights in conflict situations between national security and human rights under Nigerian law
0.1 STATE OF NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES IN PRESENT-DAY NIGERIA President Muhammadu Buhari, the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the 22nd day of November, 2018 in Abuja, acknowledged that there were serious National Security challenges in Nigeria saying that the numerous challenges facing Nigeria were rooted in internal and external factors, which his administration was tackling
After stating the fact that his government inherited sundry security issues in 2015, which were and still posing serious threat to lives and property of citizens; he expressed the desire to surmount the problems which, according to him, informed the commissioning of NIPSS in 2017 to work out a holistic framework for the purpose of strengthening the nation’s internal security framework through community policing by proposing borders, policy, offence and strategy. He stated further as follows: “in November 2017, I tasked the management of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies with the decision of government [because government was driven] by a sincere desire to find sustainable solutions to the many security challenges inherited by this administration
Summary
This paper reappraises national security challenges, human rights provisions, derogations under the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the place of human rights in conflict situations between national security and human rights under Nigerian law.
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