Partnership Policing: A Vehicle for Combating Insecurity in Nigeria

Authors

  • Justice Ferdinard Okpo Ph.D Department of Political Science Faculty of Social Science Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt
  • Vibrant T. Taylor Ph.D Department of Political Science Faculty of Social Science Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51699/mjssh.v4i1.418

Keywords:

partnership policing, vehicle, combating, insecurity nigeria

Abstract

Nigeria, known as a giant of African in the African Continent has almost been overridden by insecurity, daily there are print or electronic report of insecurity which are clogs in the nations wheel of peace, unity and development. This paper seek to examined how best to contain the rising insecurity that not only dent the image of the state globally but threatens her development with the adoption of partnership policing as in a deliberate strategy of managing insecurity, partnership policing will eliminate the distrust that exist between the police and populace in plant the needed robust collaboration needed in Curbing Insecurity.

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Published

2025-03-04

How to Cite

Justice Ferdinard Okpo Ph.D, & Vibrant T. Taylor Ph.D. (2025). Partnership Policing: A Vehicle for Combating Insecurity in Nigeria. Modern Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 4(1), 36–42. https://doi.org/10.51699/mjssh.v4i1.418

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