IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 21, Issue 5, Ver. 6 (May. 2016) PP 08-28 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/0837-2105060828 www.iosrjournals.org 8 | Page An Overview Of Public Perception Of Internal Security Management Of Jos Crises 2001-2014. Abdullahi, Muhammad Maigari Dr. Peter NungshakWika Dr. Uthman A. Abdul-Qadir Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Sociology UsmanuDanfodiyo University Sokoto Abstract ;This paper attempt to know the perception of the residents of Jos metropolis on the internal security management of Jos crises from 2001-2014 the years that witnessed the violent expression of ethno-religious and political crises and the implication for the recurring breach of peace in the state capital and environs. The growing erosion of internal security in Jos and the responses it elicited from the people raise several pertinent questions regarding the management of internal security in Nigeria and Jos in particular. Previous studies were undertaken to unearth the causes,effects of the violent bouts and the way out but none of the researches attempted to assess the perception of residents on the security strategies adopted to curtail the crises, which has become intractable, and is characterized as political and ethno-religious mainly between Christian category and Muslims category.The continuous manipulations of these socially constructed categories trigger and drive violence in the city which created anoverwrought atmosphere of anxiety, hostility and suspicion. The immediate response from the Federal and Plateau State Governments to the violent unrests has been the deployment of military forces in addition to the Police, and the setting up of commissions of enquiry. The paper adopted explanatory type of research and relied on secondary data. After a carefully analysis, the paper recommends amongst others; a review of the 1999 constitutional provisions on citizenship to address the issue of indigene/settler dichotomy, the strengthening of the security architecture not only in Jos but throughout the country and the implementation of some recommendations of various commissions of inquiry on crises that rocked Jos. Keywords: Security, Internal Security Management, Public Perception. I. INTRODUCTION The research on public perception of internal security management has attracted very little attention among Nigerian academics. Even though, internal security forms the baseline of a nation‟s defence, it has at best, received only a peripheral treatment in strategic literature, because only priority concern is given to the nation‟s preparedness to meet its external adversaries in Nigeri a. The perception of the public on internal security management is very critical to the order and stability of any country,because the essence of the state is the promotion of good life and the creation of better conditions that would enhance the welfare of the citizenry. The state cannot perform it first primary purpose, unless the maintenance of law and order is effectively achieved. Therefore, internal security is quite an important aspect of national security and development. It was for lack of security that the Hobbesian state of nature rendered life brutish, nasty and short (Egbefo & Salihu, 2014). The security problem has been a central concern of humanity, probably since the beginning of history. Security deals with the fundamental requirements of existence for human beings and, in fact, for all creatures. Without security, absolutely, no human activity can take place. Similarly, insecurity, the opposite of security is a threat to the continued existence of mankind as a whole (Muhammad-Baba, 2012) From 1999 to date, Nigeria has experienced considerable erosion of internal security. This is evidenced by the increasing proliferation of political, communal and ethno-religious violence and the prominent place the issue of internal security has enjoyed in the political agenda of various political parties in the recently concluded 2015 General Elections. Bande (2015) emphasized that, by far the most threatening feature in Nigeria‟s security environment is the Jama’atuAhlus-SunnahLidda’ AwatiWal Jihad (Boko Haram) insurgency. The group has employed various tactics of terror on the population, aimed at destroying the basis of the country‟s national cohesion and stability, thus weakening the government; thereby creating favourable conditions to impose its will. Mijah (2007) averred that, since the return of democratic rule in 1999, Nigeria has witnessed a relative deterioration of its internal security. This is worrisome because internal security crises are inherent with tendencies that threaten national unity and cohesion, discourage investments and retard development. In a research conducted on citizenship crisis in Nigeria, Alubo (2006) argued that over 80 major eruptions of violence took place between May 1999 and December 2003 in Nigeria, which he noted, were three-fold the