Migration, Porous Borders and Insecurity in Nigeria

This study's objective was to examine the role of porous borders on insecurity in the West African sub-region with emphasis on Nigeria. It has been noted that the porousness of the borders in West Africa is a major cause for worry since it has given birth to organised crime groups that have used the lax border security to engage in a variety of transnational criminal activities. In-depth interviews with key informants and documentary evidence from secondary sources served as the study's data sources. The push-pull hypothesis and the social disorganisation theory were both used to explain this research. The results of this research showed that transnational migration has a detrimental effect on Nigeria's degree of insecurity. It should be stressed that this in no way absolves the government from its inability to offer effective governance that may divert people's attention from committing or participating in crime. The governments of ECOWAS member nations have been advised, among other things, to put in place the necessary steps to guarantee that our borders are effectively safeguarded in light of the aforementioned conclusions. Accordingly, government of countries in the subregion should ensure that they do their part of the bargain by providing a safe and secure environment for business to thrive.