Civic Education, JSS 2, Week 5
Topic: National Security
Contents:
- Meaning of National Security
- Agencies of Security
Meaning of National Security
National security is the concept that a government, along with its parliament(s), should protect the state and its citizens against all kind of national crisis. Every citizens desire to sleep with two eyes closed in the night, move freely and work peaceably without any fear of crisis.
As a result of the fact that some people are evil and plans towards harming others, the Government has to put security measures in place, not necessarily as a statutory role but in order to checkmate those who carry out evil acts
Agencies of National Security
Because if the various activities of criminals and evil people in the country, the Federal Government has established some agencies to take charge of the security and check perpetrators of evil acts. These agencies are:
- Nigeria Immigration Service: Nigeria Immigration Service issues the standard Nigerian Passports. It controls the movement of people across the national borders. It also checks illegal migration in and out of the country.
- Nigeria Police: The Nigeria police are charged with the responsibilities of arresting,prosecutes offenders and criminals.
- Nigerian Customs: The custom check cross-border smuggling, supervise imports and exports and generate revenue for the government by collecting customs and excise duties.
- Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC): The NSCDC assists the police in community policing, they arrest offenders and assist in prosecuting them.
- Nigerian Armed Forces: This comprises of Army, soldiers, Nigerian Navy, they work together to ensure peace and harmony in the country.
- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (NDLEA): The NDLEA is responsible for searching and arrest carriers and users of dangerous drugs.
Roles of Citizens in National Security
- Citizens must keep to law and order
- All citizens must be patriotic
- Every citizens must be vigilance
- They must be ready to provide necessary information to the security agencies when the need arise
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