THE UNITED NATIONS-NIGERIA CO-OPERATION AGAINST ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING

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1999-07
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NWOKOCHA, KENNETH CHIMDINMA
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Amidst the availability of literature on the problem of illicit drug trafficking and use, and their focus, this study specifically set out to look at the functional and effective co-operation between the United Nations and Nigeria towards the eradication of illicit drug trafficking. With treaties and conventions serving as instruments of co-operation between the United Nations and Nigeria towards the elimination of the drug trafficking menace, to what extent has the United Nations gone in strengething Nigeria's Drug control performance, and what is Nigeria's response to such assistance rendered towards the extirpation of the drug menace? The period 1984-1997 has been used as our scope of study. The frame work of analysis is the classical functional theory. The study is divided into six chapters viz:- Introduction, treaties and conventions as instruments of co-operation between the United Nations and Nigeria in eradicating illicit drug trafficking, the United Nations and Nigeria relations in historical perspective, the United Nations structures and assistance for Nigeria's Drug control programmes, strategies adopted by Nigeria to eradicate the drug threat and conclusion. We have seen that co-operation exists between Nigeria and the United Nations but that some hindrances have not facilitated an effective co-operation so that the drug menace could be totally eradicated. To this end, it was observed tliat Nigeria on her own part needed to further make an effort at ensuring a functional co operation between tier and the United Nations so that the dream of ridding Nigeria of the drug problem could be realized, thus ushering in social, economic and humanitarian progress, peace and security for both her citizens and the rest of mankind. This study is concluded with summary and recommendations.
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BEING A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA NWOKOCHA, KENNETH CHIMDINMA MSC/F ASS/00318/1993/94 IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE (MSc) IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS JULY, 1999
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UNITED NATIONS,, -NIGERIA,, CO-OPERATION,, AGAINST,, ILLICIT DRUG,, TRAFFICKING
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