Climate Change and Water Ways in Nigeria: Its Effects on Internal Security in Nigeria, 2009 – 2021

Résumé

 Climate change is referred to as global phenomenon of climate transformation characterized by changes in the usual climate of the planet. This has caused influx of people from the desert areas to coastal areas in searching for better atmospheric condition. The mass movement of people towards the coastal areas has increased trans-border crime, farmer-herder crises, ethno-religious crises in  many parts of Nigeria. The waterways have equally contributed to the movement of people from one location to another. The activities of illegal businessmen and other criminal elements along waterways are posing serious danger to the internal security of Nigeria. There is pressure on internal security of the country. This points to the weakness or inefficiency of the internal security arrangement of the country. While the activities of Islamic terrorist organizations since 2009 have increased the spate of criminality not only in the northern Nigeria but across the entire nation. Also, the criminality on our waterways is taking new dimension. The paper examines climate change and vulnerability of waterways in Nigeria since 2009. More importantly, efforts have been put in place by the successive governments in tackling the nefarious activities of different types of criminal elements within the stipulated period. The method adopted in the study is the use of secondary sources which comprise the use of written materials such as textbooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, internet and other relevant documents.