The United Nations Development Programme has named South-East Nigeria
as the most human security secure geopolitical zone in Nigeria.
This is contained in the National Human Development Report for Nigeria, 2016.
The report adds that Abuja, which is the Federal Capital Territory, is
the safest city to live in Nigeria as it ranks low in the Human
Security Index
The UNDP defined Human Security as safety from chronic threats such as
hunger, disease and repression as well as protection from sudden and
harmful disruptions in patterns of daily life whether in homes, jobs
or communities.
The Economic Adviser, UNDP Nigeria, Mr. Ojijo Odhiambo, said at the
launching of the report in Abuja on Friday that the North-East and the
North-West remain the most affected areas in Nigeria
The report adds, "The report further highlights the existing gap in
human security across the geopolitical zones of the country; – the
most human security secure geopolitical zone is the South-East while
the North-West and the North-East geopolitical zones are the least
human security secured, with residents of the Federal Capital
Territory being the worst in most realms of the Human Security Index.
"The North-East region of the country has been the most affected by
the more than five-yearlong military insurgency. It also remains among
the least developed parts of the country."
—PUNCH
