History education as a veritable tool for sustainable management of security challenges in Nigeria

Abstract

Knowledge of History is imperative for the development of human society being it ancient, modern, colonial or post-colonial or even digital. History education transmits the tenets, ethos, values, internal and external relationships, established structural security network and socio-economic and political systems from generation to generation. It is the discontinued habit of providing such kind of knowledge that this article attributes to as one of the sources of the security quagmire in the country. The article aim at modelling the utilization of History education in the management of security challenges in the country. Existing works on security management have employed several models to tackle the menace yet, non have attempted the utilization of history education as a means of managing security challenges in our society. The paper benefits from desk review of literature and utilization of electronic media as sources of data. The research is significant especially in these periods of rampart security threats. Policy makers, security agencies, institutions, traditional rulers and the academia will find it valuable.