Abstract
The paper examined the South East zone of Nigeria and the challenges of human security development. For years, the zone has been battling with many daunting challenges especially in the area of security in her bid to attain a meaningful regional economic development. In terms of human capital endowment, the zone is known to be populous. The zone is also blessed with other natural endowments that contribute to the sustenance of the Nigeria economy. Despite the entrepreneurial skill and the survivalist spirit of people of the zone, the area is yet to witness an appreciable level of human security development. Criticisms continued to trail the inability of president Buhari's administration in particular to significantly carry the zone along in the scheme of things. Moreso, the continued preference for the traditional approach in handling cases of insecurity in the zone has remained worrisome. Essentially,
human security development emphasizes on food security (Stomach infrastructure) and overall welfare of the individual. Adopting the theory of basic needs, the paper reveals that the prioritization of man's needs is to ensure his ultimate survival and happiness. In certain quarters, the phenomenon of change from a certain level to a better and more desirable level in man's life and environment is described as development. Methodologically, the paper relied on secondary means of data collection developed from books, the internet, Newspapers and journals. The content method was adopted in the analysis. The paper recommends that the various levels of government in Nigeria should emphasize more on human form of security instead of the traditional form. Specifically, the various state and local governments in the zone should do more to empower the people socio-economically, emphasize on human rights, equal justice as well as participatory governance.