Nigeria Security And Civic Defence Corps And The Protection Of Critical Asset And Infrastructure: Combating Oil Theft, Vandalism And Internal Insurgency For National Development

Abstract

Critical asset and infrastructure mould development since it sustain citizens who are the main focus of any development effort. However, in Nigeria, these critical asset and infrastructure are the main targets of oi! thieves, vandals and criminal insurgents. This presents a complex paradox for national development in Nigeria. Previous researches on this subject tend to focus on the Nigeria police and the military as it borders on the protection of critical asset and infrastructure. The role ol the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) appear rather anernic and undeveloped in extant literature on the subject. This paper seeks to fill that gap in literature by examining the role and challenges ol NSCDC in combating oil theft, vandalism and internal insurgency in Nigeria.