CONTEMPORARY STRATEGY AND NIGERIA'S DEFENCE POLICY: A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE JOINT TASK FORCE IN NIGER DELTA

📄 Project Abstract

The need for a defence policy that promotes conflict resolution without the use of force has become expedient for the peace and stability of the Nigerian state and the Niger delta in particular. Hence the study seeks to examine the nature of Nigeria's defence policy with empasis on the operation of the Joint Task Force particularly in the Niger Delta as exemplified by its role in the resolution of conflicts from 1966 rebellion of Isaac Adaka Boro, to Ken Saro-Wiwa's non-violent approach which snowballed to the present militancy in the name of movement for the emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). The objectives of the study was geared towards the formulation of defence policy that will bring about the resolution of crises in the Niger Delta without the application of brute force. The significance of the study was seen on two levels. On the theoretical level, the study seeks to suggest a way of addressing Niger Delta crisis without the use of force as the gap that exist in the literat...