Nigeria

Sallek-Yaks Musa

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-86741-5_23

Nigeria

Sallek-Yaks Musa

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Abstract

When Nigeria confirmed its first COVID-19 case on February 27, 2020, the government deployed the military to enforce movement restrictions and public compliance measures. With an extensive presence in domestic security operations across multiple states, redeployment required minimal effort. While some new operations were established, many overlapped with existing deployments. Two new regulations expanded the powers of security agencies, further integrating the military into the national pandemic response. This chapter examines the securitisation of Nigeria’s response to COVID-19, focusing on the military’s role in enforcement and crisis management.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Military Operations in Response to Domestic Emergencies and Global Pandemics
Subtitle of host publication	Implications for Civil-Military Relations
Editors	Lindy Heinecken, Christian Leuprecht
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	23
Pages	389-407
Number of pages	16
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031867415
ISBN (Print)	9783031867408, 9783031867439
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86741-5_23
Publication status	Published - 25 Jul 2025

Publication series

Name	The Military and Society
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	3004-9628
ISSN (Electronic)	3004-9636

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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2025. This book is an open access publication.

This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Nigeria
Military intervention
COVID 19 pandemic
COVID-19 Lockdown
Civil-military relations

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