Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria
Rural Banditry, Boko Haram and the Battle for Sovereignty
Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria
Rural Banditry, Boko Haram and the Battle for Sovereignty
Description
The rise of ungoverned spaces in Nigeria has led to an urgent security crisis, in which violence perpetrated by non-state actors and organised crime has become a major threat to the stability of one of Africa's most dynamic nations.
Defining and examining these new dangerous spaces in Nigeria, this books brings together a broad range of academics and security experts seeking to understand what has led to their proliferation, and what can be done to regain control.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Ungoverned Spaces and Crisis of Security in Nigeria – Usman A Tar, Nigerian Defence Academy, and Bashir Bala University of Exeter, UK.
PART I: MAPPING UNGOVERNED SPACES AND CRISIS OF SECURITY IN NIGERIA
Chapter 2: The Geography of Ungoverned Spaces: Cattle Rustling and Armed Banditry in Nigeria – Associate Professor Abubakar Kawu Munguno, Head of Department of Geography, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Chapter 3: The Cyberspace as Ungoverned Space in Nigeria – Professor Francisca N Ogwueleka, Department of Intelligence and Cyber security, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Chapter 4: Ungoverned Spaces and Rural Banditry in Nigeria – Professor Jibrin Ibrahim and Dr. Ogbu Collins, Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja- Nigeria.
Chapter 5: The Ecology of Ungoverned Spaces: Environmental Militancy and Resource War in Nigeria's Niger Delta – Dr. Tarila Marclint Ebiede, Niger Delta Univeristy.
PART II: EMPIRICIZING UNGOVERNED SPACES AND CRISIS OF SECURITY IN NIGERIA
Chapter 6: Farmer-Pastoralist Conflict and the Emerging Fear for Herdsmen in Nigeria – Dr. Sunday Adejoh, Department of Defence and Security Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna-Nigeria.
Chapter 7: The 1978 Land Use Act, Land Allocation, Speculation and Violence in the Rural Areas of Nigeria – Associate Professor Musibau Olabamiji Oyebode and Dr. Ijeoma Golda Ilonubo, Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja.
Chapter 8: Rural Violence and Civil Society: Farmer-Herder Crises, Uncivil Discourses and the Politics of Nigeria's Security Architecture – Dr. Ben Ugochukwu Nwosu, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka- Nigeria.
Chapter 9: Refugees, IDPs and Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria, Assoc. Prof Sharkdam Wapmuk, Department of Defence and Security Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna-Nigeria.
Chapter 10: State Sovereignty, Social Contract and Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria - Prof. Nanven Audu Gambo, Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Nigeria.
Chapter 11: Armed Militancy and the Human Security Crisis in Rural Oil Communities in Nigeria's Niger Delta – Dr. Abosede Omowumi Babatunde and Dr. Azeez Bisoye Raji, Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin- Nigeria.
Chapter 12: Cattle Rustling, Economic Disempowerment and Social Conflict in Northern Nigeria – Dr. Aliyu Mukhtar and Dr. Junaidu Abdulkadir, Department of Political Science, Shehu Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina-Nigeria.
Chapter 13: Rural Banditry and Communal Violence in Northern Nigeria – Dr. Babayo Sule, Dr. Ibrahim Kawuley Mikail and Dr. Usman Sambo, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State-Nigeria.
Chapter 14: Farmer-Herder Conflict and Rural Violence in Northern Nigeria – Dr. Al Chukwuma Okoli and Dr. Cornelius O. Ogayi, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State.
Chapter 15: Gender Vulnerabilities, Cattle Rustling and Armed Banditry in Northwest Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria (2010-2020) – Dr Nachana'a Alahira David and Dr. Sanusi Lawal, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna-Nigeria.
Chapter 16: Constructive Engagement and Managing Rural Violence in Obudu and Vandeikya Communities in Nigeria – Dr Isaac Terungwa Terwasa and Dr. John Tor Tsuwa, Department of Political Science, Federal University, Kashere.
PART IV: CONCLUSION
Chapter 17: Conclusion: Reclaiming Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria – Bashir Bala University of Exeter, UK and Usman A Tar, Nigerian Defence Academy
PART I: MAPPING UNGOVERNED SPACES AND CRISIS OF SECURITY IN NIGERIA
Chapter 2: The Geography of Ungoverned Spaces: Cattle Rustling and Armed Banditry in Nigeria – Associate Professor Abubakar Kawu Munguno, Head of Department of Geography, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Chapter 3: The Cyberspace as Ungoverned Space in Nigeria – Professor Francisca N Ogwueleka, Department of Intelligence and Cyber security, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Chapter 4: Ungoverned Spaces and Rural Banditry in Nigeria – Professor Jibrin Ibrahim and Dr. Ogbu Collins, Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja- Nigeria.
Chapter 5: The Ecology of Ungoverned Spaces: Environmental Militancy and Resource War in Nigeria's Niger Delta – Dr. Tarila Marclint Ebiede, Niger Delta Univeristy.
PART II: EMPIRICIZING UNGOVERNED SPACES AND CRISIS OF SECURITY IN NIGERIA
Chapter 6: Farmer-Pastoralist Conflict and the Emerging Fear for Herdsmen in Nigeria – Dr. Sunday Adejoh, Department of Defence and Security Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna-Nigeria.
Chapter 7: The 1978 Land Use Act, Land Allocation, Speculation and Violence in the Rural Areas of Nigeria – Associate Professor Musibau Olabamiji Oyebode and Dr. Ijeoma Golda Ilonubo, Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja.
Chapter 8: Rural Violence and Civil Society: Farmer-Herder Crises, Uncivil Discourses and the Politics of Nigeria's Security Architecture – Dr. Ben Ugochukwu Nwosu, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka- Nigeria.
Chapter 9: Refugees, IDPs and Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria, Assoc. Prof Sharkdam Wapmuk, Department of Defence and Security Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna-Nigeria.
Chapter 10: State Sovereignty, Social Contract and Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria - Prof. Nanven Audu Gambo, Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Nigeria.
Chapter 11: Armed Militancy and the Human Security Crisis in Rural Oil Communities in Nigeria's Niger Delta – Dr. Abosede Omowumi Babatunde and Dr. Azeez Bisoye Raji, Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin- Nigeria.
Chapter 12: Cattle Rustling, Economic Disempowerment and Social Conflict in Northern Nigeria – Dr. Aliyu Mukhtar and Dr. Junaidu Abdulkadir, Department of Political Science, Shehu Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina-Nigeria.
Chapter 13: Rural Banditry and Communal Violence in Northern Nigeria – Dr. Babayo Sule, Dr. Ibrahim Kawuley Mikail and Dr. Usman Sambo, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State-Nigeria.
Chapter 14: Farmer-Herder Conflict and Rural Violence in Northern Nigeria – Dr. Al Chukwuma Okoli and Dr. Cornelius O. Ogayi, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State.
Chapter 15: Gender Vulnerabilities, Cattle Rustling and Armed Banditry in Northwest Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria (2010-2020) – Dr Nachana'a Alahira David and Dr. Sanusi Lawal, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna-Nigeria.
Chapter 16: Constructive Engagement and Managing Rural Violence in Obudu and Vandeikya Communities in Nigeria – Dr Isaac Terungwa Terwasa and Dr. John Tor Tsuwa, Department of Political Science, Federal University, Kashere.
PART IV: CONCLUSION
Chapter 17: Conclusion: Reclaiming Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria – Bashir Bala University of Exeter, UK and Usman A Tar, Nigerian Defence Academy
Product details
| Published | 16 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781350257498 |
| Imprint | Zed Books |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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