Abstract: Insecurity in northwestern Nigeria especially in Zamfara and some parts of Sokoto States have become a dilemma to reckon with. Banditry is one of the disturbing atrocities desecrating the human face of the affected states viz-a-viz it’s depleting effect on socioeconomic development in the entire Northwest. The study seeks to assess the impact of Structures and Inter-institutional Collaboration on the Delivery of Security Services in the Banditry-bedeviled Zamfara and Sokoto States. The study used survey method. The population of the study is comprised of Non state actors, Security Agencies (Army, Police and NSCDC), Zamfara (affected communities) and Sokoto (Affected Communities) totaling 3019 out of whcih a sample size of 906 was drawn. Questionnire was administered on respondents. Data was analyzed using simple percentage. Hypothesis was tested using simple regression. The study however dicovered that the quality of services delivery by the Security agencies during the pre and banditery era is not significantly impacted by the structures and institutional collaboration in Zamfara and Sokoto States. The study concluded that the impact of structures and inter-institutional collaboration has not enhanced effective security service delivery as far as the fight against banditry in Zamfara and some parts of Sokoto is concerned, that therefore, is indicative of the fact that there is a serious lack of synergy between and among the sister agencies steering the fight against banditry. It was recommended that government at the state and national levels should as a matter of proficiency ensure undiluted synergy between and among security structures and institutions.
Keywords: Security, structures, institutions, collaboration, service delivery, Zamfara, Sokoto.
Title: An Assessment of the Impact of Structures and Interinstitutional Collaboration on the Delivery of Security Services in the Bandits-bedeviled Zamfara and Sokoto States
Author: Aliyu Balarabe, Musa Mohammed Kirfi, Zainab Abdulsaam
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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