INFORMATION TRANSMISSION AND CHALLENGES OF NATIONAL SECURITY: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Ugwuozor, Ifeanyi Samuel and Ogbonna, Ikechukwu Stanley and Chibuike, E Madubuegwu (2022) INFORMATION TRANSMISSION AND CHALLENGES OF NATIONAL SECURITY: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (IJCSS), 1 (3). pp. 1-18. ISSN 2643-6396

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Abstract

The essence of communication is information transmission; and the effect of communication is the utilization of information for effective and efficient action. When a communicated piece of information is well processed and utilized, by a political system, it results in policy outcomes as proactive means of solving security problems. Nigeria’s insecurity, especially in the past two decades has been on the increase with a wide network of insecurity agents successfully communicating attack notices and executing same in all parts of the country. The paper combined Karl W. Deutsch’s Communica�tion Theory and David Easton’s Systems Theory to examine the quality of security output the political system in Nigeria communicates back to the masses as a feedback. Documentary method of data collection and content analysis were used to access relevant extant cases of insecurity. The paper found that the Nigerian state is overwhelmed by the rising cases of insecurity in the country, and the political system has not sufficiently processed the security demands of citizens. The paper recommended improved intelligence in the approach to insecurity cases in Nigeria. This could be achieved via friendlier and less militarized relationship between the law enforcement agents and the civilian masses.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited: 15 Apr 2024 07:29
Last Modified: 15 Apr 2024 07:29
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/4244

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