Broadening Citizens’ Security Process Participation: Some Practical Steps in Abia State, Nigeria

In two previous editions of our weekly policy briefings titled Towards a Devolved Security Architecture for the South East Parts One and Two, we focused on the need for a devolved security architecture for the South East region of Nigeria. The rationale for that proposal is that the predominantly Igbo region are highly mobilised at the community level of the hometown associations, neighbourhood associations and market associations. They have a history of remarkable success in community collaboration for problem-solving in the above contexts.

In this week\’s edition of the Nextier SPD Policy Weekly, we present a deeper reflection on the steps taken by Abia State Government and further explore how the security fund and resident card would work best as a community-driven initiative.

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