Abstract
The debilitation of the environment and natural habitats for humans and other living things appears to be a serious security threat in Nigeria and therefore deserves a robust discuss. This work examines the destruction of the environment and its attendant risk in having a peaceful and harmonious nation. The work reveals among other things that the protection of the environment is the protection of human rights. Furthermore, that an effective environmental protective measure involves policy framework that is motivated by respect of human right, promotes and enforces rights and freedoms. This becomes a veritable weapon for the protection of our environment rather than a hindrance. This work finds that responds to the destruction of the environment will make little impact, if it is not rooted on policies emphasizing on how the destruction of environment is a natural security concern affecting life expectancy of the citizenry. The research methodology is reviewing and discussing the extent legal framework protecting the environment and how well states have adhered to it and its attendant consequent to the state of life security. This gives the work a doctrinal and comparative research approach. It made some salient recommendations aimed towards protection of the environment.