Internal Security Challenges and Sustainable Development of The Nigerian State

This study, which was aimed at examining sustainable development and Nigeria’s internal security challenges rightly, observed that sustainable development has been a major source of concern within the Nigerian polity. Thus, one of the major objectives of the study is to examine the various sources of internal security challenges facing the Nigerian state. In line with the above aim, the study adopted the frustration aggression theory which posits that aggressive behavior stems from frustration towards the attainment of specific goals. The study adopted the qualitative method of data collection and analysis with emphasis on content analysis. The study discovered that there are indeed several sources of internal security challenges in Nigeria some of which include, Terrorism/insurgency, Farmers/herders crises, Banditry, Armed robbers amongst others. These, the study discovered have posed a lot of challenges that have overtime affected the growth and sustained development of the Nigerian state.