Challenges to Human Security and Development: Terrorism and Environmental Conflicts in Nigeria

The topic of this Research is clear and comprehensive, reason being that the subject of insecurity spread through all part of human exertion. As a consequence, it functions as an essential solution to societal political, social and economic development and progress. The analysis of this research focused on Nigeria. It explained the idea of human security and development and how human security concern brought about underdevelopment in Nigeria. This research paper examines the human security issues using the Niger Delta crises as a model, it also emphasize on specific developmental dilemma which is a big concern in Nigeria and also uncover the danger this crises presents on national security and peace in Nigeria. This study concludes that, there is no significant exertion in operationalizing human security in Nigeria which results to instability. This research maintains that the consequence of Negligence of human security concern makes developmental concerns in this region more complex due to uncertainties surrounding it. This research proposes that policy makers should tackle human security concerns so as to address developmental crises1. This study will adopt constructivist theory in order to examine the abstraction of human security through the application of constructivist viewpoint. The idea of human security makes more sense when examined via the theoretical perspective of constructivism. It will also present how constructivist scholars link their analysis to human security. Keywords: Human security, developmental crises, Nigeria, Niger Delta, State insecurity