AN ASSESSMENT OF THE BILATERAL COOPERATION BETWEEN NIGERIA AND THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING FROM 1989-2012

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dc.contributor.authorSANUSI, Suleiman Mohammed
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-07T09:59:10Z
dc.date.available2018-09-07T09:59:10Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.descriptionA DISSERATATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA DECEMBER, 2017en_US
dc.description.abstractBilateral ormultilateral cooperation is indispensable in combating drug abuse and trafficking effectively. Nigeria and United States are working cooperatively together to reduce the demand for illegal drug through prevention, education and public awareness, treatment, training and research. In addition, the two countries have accepted that they are transit and drug consumer countries, respectively. Based on this understanding, Nigeria and United States have proceeded with technical exchanges and cooperative projects in areas of control of illicit cultivation, drug treatment and demand reduction. This study assesses the cooperation between Nigeria and the United States against illicit drug trafficking from 1989 to 2012. The qualitative approach used in this thesis employed both primary and secondary data which were collected from National Drug Law Enforcement (NDLEA) Headquarters at Ikoyi, Lagos. The primary data utilisedwas obtained through in-depth interview with some staff members of the NDLEA and an official of the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) while the secondary data,in form of publications and annual reports of the agency of documents and records, was collected from the management of the NDLEA. Further consultations were made with journals, books, and research papers or articles. The liberal theory of international,which gives a better explanationof the reasons behind the bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and United States, was employed as the framework of analysis in the study. The study finds that the bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and the United States has minimised the flow of drugs from Nigeria into the United States marked; however, despite the present efforts of NDLEA and collaborative strategy put in place by the two countries in the fight against illicit drug trafficking and abuse, the number of people involved in drug trafficking within Nigeria is still on the increase. This has exposed a weakness in the nature of the bilateral cooperation, thereby raising the need for the strategy to be enhanced by a greater coordination and efficiency in the United States interdiction efforts, not only around flow routes of illicit drugs into the United States, but also around and within Nigeria‟s borders, in order to check the entry, production and trafficking of illicit drugs. From the lessons learned from the Nigeria-United States cooperation against illicit drug trafficking, there are a few obvious conclusions:attacking the source of drugs, as desired by the United States government, has not completely defeated the enemy in the war on drugs. So long as the United States does not deal with the demand signals from within the United States market, it will render efforts at eradication, interdiction and enforcement moot. Also, a wholesome strategy must be developed to address the menace within Nigeria in order to ensure that the Nigerian society will cease to be a breeding ground for any illicit drug production and/or trafficking activities.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10319
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectAN ASSESSMENT,en_US
dc.subjectBILATERAL COOPERATION,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.subjectUNITED STATES,en_US
dc.subjectILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING,en_US
dc.subject1989-2012,en_US
dc.titleAN ASSESSMENT OF THE BILATERAL COOPERATION BETWEEN NIGERIA AND THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING FROM 1989-2012en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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