Fabriques Urbaines
Volume 1, Numéro 1, Pages 37-47
2020-06-01

Local Information, Knowledge Resources And Management Of Urban Security Issues In Emerging Multi Ethnic Cities: The Case Of Nigeria.

Authors : Akanji Tajudeen .

Abstract

Security issues appear to be more fundamental in the developmental plans of many states in Nigeria occasioned by the emergence of new urban centres in the country. Civil authorities have found it more expedient now to cooperate with Police and other security agencies in delivering their duties to the population, because, urban security appears to be a shared target especially because the influence of cultural pluralism in the new urban cities in Nigeria. This article examines the importance of certain information parameters in urban security management and the collaborative efforts of civil authorities and the security agencies in coping with security issues in the emerging urban cities in Nigeria.

Keywords

Knowledge resources, Urban violence, Indigene-settler, Cultural pluralism, Security management.