Addressing the Insecurity Challenge in Nigeria: The Imperative of Moral Values and Virtue Ethics

Addressing the Insecurity Challenge in Nigeria: The Imperative of Moral Values and Virtue Ethics

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Urim Ugochukwu Moses

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The insecurity challenge in Nigeria has assumed a formidable dimension that not only requires a multistakeholder approach, as it is being touted in various quarters, in quelling this conflagration threatening Nigeria’s statehood, but also necessitates a revival and reinforcement of moral values and virtues. The thirst for blood and the preference for violence in expressing pent-up frustration and disenchantment with the state, its citizens and national totems may be a pointer to the need to revive moral values and virtues within the socioeconomic, political, religious and educational institutions in the country. Nigerian leaders, politicians and their amen corners must be forced to evince and uphold moral values and virtues in all their conduct in order to lead by example and to avoid heating up the polity unnecessarily by their conducts and comments which sometimes incite violence in their followers.

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onifade. 2013. \u201cAddressing the Insecurity Challenge in Nigeria: The Imperative of Moral Values and Virtue Ethics\u201d. Global Journal of Human-Social Science - F: Political Science GJHSS-F Volume 13 (GJHSS Volume 13 Issue F2).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

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Submission ReceivedDecember 16, 2012
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