Nationwide Insecurity: A Call for Action

"Nationwide Insecurity: A Call for Action" is a policy brief and advocacy document released in 2023 by the International Crisis Group (ICG) and local Nigerian civil‑society groups. It outlines the escalating levels of violent crime, armed conflict, and humanitarian crises across Nigeria, highlights the root causes—such as weak governance, economic hardship, and proliferation of small arms—and urges the federal government, regional authorities, and international partners to adopt coordinated security reforms, strengthen community policing, improve intelligence sharing, and invest in socio‑economic development to curb the country’s growing insecurity. Views Nigeria