Social Studies Education as a Panacea for National Security in Nigeria

Nigeria as a Nation is besieged with several national issues such asinsecurity of life and property, kidnapping, robbery assassination etc. Thisproblem has brought about retrogressiveness to sustainable nationaldevelopment. Based on this prevailing condition the paper try to examinehow the knowledge of social studies education be used as a vehicle in solvingproblem of national insecurity in Nigeria. The purpose of this papertherefore is to examine the role of social studies education in preparing theyoung people to be good citizen in a world that is becoming more and morecomplex. The subject matter of social studies relate directly to theorganization and development of human society. Several issues and theircorresponding recommendation were made