INTELLIGENCE REPUDIATION AND SCAPEGOATING OF SECURITY PERSONNEL: PREDICTIVE INDICATORS FOR FAILURE OF NIGERIA NATIONAL SECURITY

Abstract

Intelligence is a security mix that pre-examines phenomenon, predicts mosaic outcome and provide solution through preventive, proactive and outright enforcements by the end users. However, the enforcers, implementers or end users of Intelligence products are often endangered not by the criminals or alleged offenders but by  repudiating Commands by commanders and those in authority, and are often punished or killed unheralded as though they were entirely responsible for the act that led to being Scapegoated. It is superior versus inferior fratricidal relationships hence creates an enigma that predicatively undermines national security space.  It is against this background that this research is conceived. Thus the research was guided by four specific research objectives as to examine the nature and extent of Intelligence Repudiation and Scapegoating of Security Personnel in National Security space,  to assess the impact of Intelligence Repudiation and Scapegoating in Nigeria National Security, to examine the reasons of Intelligence Repudiation and Scapegoating of security personnel and Nigeria national security dilemma, to proffer solutions and recommendations for holistic approach at addressing Intelligence Repudiation and Scapegoating in order to promote morals, norms and create robust National Security. Also four research questions and hypotheses were used to ascertain the said objectives. For its theoretical framework, the research anchored and adopted theories of compliance and obedience by Stanley Migrams. Descriptive survey design method was also used. Sample sizes of 420 respondents were drawn from the population of study using cluster, purposive and snowball sampling techniques. The hypotheses formulated in the study were tested using chi-square (x2) statistical techniques. The research finds out that there is high level, negative impacts and primordial reasons of Intelligence Repudiation and Scapegoating of security personnel, hence Nigeria Intelligence architecture and operation is not robust, therefore rendering national security moribund. The research recommends amongst others the need to overhaul, re-strategize Intelligence architectures and operations. Building a robust agents/Commander/authority collaboration in order to sieve and fashion out rules of engagement and resolve the rigid superior commander supremacy, also the training and re- training of personnel for group cohesion and solidarity that drive service for nation buildings.