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IRREGULAR MIGRATION AS VECTOR FOR SECURITY RISK IN NIGERIA:

Chinedu Remigius Achubie; Anthony E. Nkwocha; Emmanuel Onyekachi Egbe &

Journal
Alvan Journal of Social Sciences
Volume/Issue
3(2), 2026
Pages
448-461
DOI
10.67638/ajss-2026-v3-i2-035
Keywords
Irregular migration, vector, Security risk, manifestation, mitigation initiatives.
Corresponding author
Chinedu Remigius Achubie
Email
remmnez@gmail.com
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Abstract

Irregular migration is a vector through which security risk is transmitted across Nigeria porous borders, enabled by diverse mechanisms, and manifest as serious threats to state and citizen security. The study investigates the mechanisms enabling this transmission, how the risks manifests, and policy implications. The research adopted the Transnational Crime theory to analyze how criminal networks exploit border porosity to perpetuate crimes across states. It made use of the qualitative research approach and secondary data analysis to determine the intersection between From the analysis of empirical data, the research revealed that irregular migration is a major vector transmitting insecurity, via activities of transnational criminal networks, mobility of armed actors, and institutional capacity failure. Which manifests as; proliferation of small arms, insurgent infiltration, incessant kidnappings, terrorist attacks, wanton killing, as well as communal clashes due to scarce resource contestations. Also, the research accounts for some of the factors encumbering efforts at controlling irregular migration in Nigeria to include; state failure, inadequate border security, corruption among officials, regional conflict, difficult terrain, poverty and unemployment. To mitigate the crisis of illegal migration in Nigeria, the paper recommends integrating migration-security governance, strengthening regional cooperation, and focusing on root-cause mitigation initiatives such as; unemployment, poverty and regional instability.

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Chinedu Remigius Achubie; Anthony E. Nkwocha; Emmanuel Onyekachi Egbe & (2026). IRREGULAR MIGRATION AS VECTOR FOR SECURITY RISK IN NIGERIA:. Alvan Journal of Social Sciences, 3(2), 448-461. https://doi.org/10.67638/ajss-2026-v3-i2-035

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