Institutional corruption as the bane of critical infrastructure protection in Nigeria

• Autorzy: Ukaeje Obinna

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.35467/sdq/147652

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Against a background of contemporary security challenges such as terrorism, violent extremism, insurgency, armed banditry, and separatist movements across the country, the study attempts to examine critical infrastructure protection. With the aid of largely secondary data, the study finds that there is an inextricable link between CIP and institutional corruption in Nigeria. Institutional corruption has been a major factor inhibiting effective critical infrastructure protection in Nigeria. This is because funds meant for the strengthening of operational effectiveness of the agencies are often diverted to other expenditure that does not have an effect on the operational strength of the agencies, thereby undermining their capacity to deliver on their mandates and increasing the vulnerability of the infrastructures to vandalism. The study recommends the adoption of a whole-of-society approach to CIP in Nigeria, because of its ability to block leakages and ensure transparency in the business of government as well as encouraging all stakeholders, the state, private, CSOs, the media, traditional institutions and all others involved, to share responsibilities in the protection of infrastructures as part of their concerns.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

institutional corruption; critical infrastructure; protection; critical national assets and infrastructure; security; effectiveness

• Wydawca: Akademia Sztuki Wojennej
• Czasopismo: Security and Defence Quarterly
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 39, No. 3
• Strony: 63--75
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 30 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ukaeje Obinna

• Centre for Strategic Research and Studies, National Defence College, Herbert Macauley Way, Garki Abuja, 900246, Abuja, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7231-168X

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