INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND THE CHALLENGES OF INSECURITY IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper sets out to discuss the significant roles that indigenous language education can play in finding the lasting solution to the numerous socio-political that are threatening the ever-sustained security of our beloved nation. It is an incontrovertible fact that language is an indispensable instrument of culture; in fact, it keeps and preserves the culture of any given community. If none of the nation’s heterogeneous cultures preaches violence, then language should not be underestimated. In conclusion, the paper urges the concerned authority to project, embrace, encourage and empower the indigenous languages and their teachers so that more can be achieved in promoting secured atmosphere in the country.