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    Functional national security
    (Department of Sociology, College of Developmental Studies, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria, 2014) Issah, M; Olatunji, A.G.,; Yusuf, M.S.
    socio-economic development for many nations, especially in the 21" century. Specifically, government officials policy makers in Nigeria, like in many other countries, see industrialisation as providing the However, the Nigerian state is a period of unprecedented security challenges which are unabatedly truncating efforts towar attainment of sustainable industrial development. Kidnapping and hostage taking in the Souis and Southeast which has now spread everywhere; NURTW crisis in the Southwest and the Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria have inextricably created new challenges in the na security environment. All these are taking place against a background of the inability of see personnel to effectively handle the current spate of insecurity. This chapter seeks to explo nexus between national security and sustainable industrial development in Nigeria. Environne security and composite approach models of security were applied. The chapter concludes security is not an end in itself, but a critical means to the realisation of industrial developmes Nigeria. In order to salvage the country from industrial retrogressiveness, this chapter recomm that governments at all levels should be more sophisticated and proactive in managing our sear challenges and measures should be put in place to address this fundamental problem on a sustami basis. Equally, fighting poverty, reducing unemployment, eradicating corruption and effective leader are critical for addressing security challenges in the country.