EDUCATION AND CONTEMPORARY INSECURITY IN NIGERIAN NATIONS
Nigeria, the giant of Africa, has witnessed an unprecedented violent conflicts, choas and incidences of insecurity ranging from the activities of Fulani Herdsmen; Boko Haram Insurgencies, Armed Robber Attacks, Yahoo boys incessant killings and also the " unknown gunmen" saga etc. These challenges have made security a pivotal issue and has mades Nigeria an unsafe place of abode, a country included among one of the terrorist countries of the world. Using the method of critical analysis, the researcher discovers that insecurity affects education eg. Killings of school children, destruction of school building, restriction on the right of movement by imposing compulsory sit-at-home by bandits that call themselves " unknown gunmen". Therefore he recommends that the government should build a strong security agencies and policies to ensure safety of lives and properties.
Keywords: contemporary, education, insecurity, nations, nigerian