Abstract:

It is posited that there has been a great change in various forms of global conflict and in the rapid international community response to them. Humanitarian and human right principles have strongly been invoked to justify the uses of force in both internal and interstate war. It is also certain that in the last decade, numerous conflicts were settled by means of negotiations, vis a vis. The Nigerian police force is a security system of the Nigerian nation established to combat crimes at all levels as well as to ensure the security of lives and properties of the citizenry. However, the position of Nigeria in the West African sub-region, (big brother) has propelled government to involve the security outfits in settling regional conflicts and peace keeping activities. Despite their flaws and weaknesses, they, however, had reasonable impacts on the development and growth of the West African sub-region. This research however examines the various roles, contributions and challenges of the Nigerian Police Force in some selected peace keeping missions in a bid to maintain a good neighbourliness policy. The research relied on both primary and secondary sources of data with a thorough usage of analytical and descriptive methods of analyses.