Nigerian Immigration Laws, Mass Media and the Fight against Insecurity in the Milieu of Inclusiveness

Abstract

The movement of people from one country to another has over the years been necessitated by the indisputable fact that no country or people of the world can survive in isolation. Much as this has articulated the notion of inclusiveness, it also has raised a greater concern for national security. Thus, without immigration laws and the mass media, inclusiveness would engender   negativities. National and international borders would have no bounds and as such, security of lives and property would not be guaranteed. This paper examines the combined contributions of immigration laws and the mass media in the fight against  insecurity in Nigeria, It is an appraisal which facts, information and data were gathered primarily from secondary sources books, law reports, documents and statutes, Findings revealed that although inclusiveness is indispensable in social integration, sound immigration laws are necessary for national security as well as international co-existence and understanding. Also the paper found that the mass media play a significant role in disseminating information on immigration laws and issues to the appropriate audience, thus, ultimately strengthening national security. The study, therefore, recommends among other things that immigration laws should be made with the interest of both national security and inclusiveness the mass media should, through their agenda-setting role, place high premium on the positive of immigration laws cum inclusiveness for the purpose of both national security and inclusiveness