Migration and National Security in Nigeria

Nigeria is a large country with a land area of 923,768 km2 and 36,450 km of land and water borders (Danfulani in Boko Haram insurgency. A need to re-think Nigeria borders security doctrine and operations, 2014). It is the largest economy in Africa and occupies pivotal positions in the comity of nations, being the most populous Black Country in the world. Nigeria’s populationpopulation is more than 200 million people with over 250 ethnic groups spreading across the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (United Nations in Common country analysis. United Nations, 2022).