AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF MODERN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the availability and utilization of modern
security technology equipment for the effective administration of
tertiary institutions in Delta State. The main problem of this study
is insecurity which has become a recurring decimal in the history
of Nigerian tertiary institutions. The study adopts ex-post facto
research design and the sample consists of 3,900 respondents
which were drawn from the 13 tertiary institutions in Delta State,
Nigeria. The instrument used for data collection was selfstructured
which is titled: Modern Security Technologies in
tertiary institutions Questionnaire (MSTTIQ). The validity of the
questionnaire was determined through face and content validity
and the research instrument has a reliability index of 0.77 and 0.78.The findings of this study revealed that the range of security
equipment available in tertiary institutions in Delta State are cell
phones, trained security personnel, functional security manpower
etc. Close Circuit Television (CCTV) technologies, explosive
indicators, conventional alarm systems and amongst others were
not available and it gave room for various security challenges on
the campuses in Delta State. Based on the findings of this study, it
was concluded that the right application of security equipment for
effective administration of tertiary institutions in Delta State
should be provided in order to checkmate sabotage and terrorism
on campuses. It was also recommended that items like closed
circuit television (CCTV) technologies, explosive indicators,
conventional alarm systems etc should be provided in tertiary
institutions in Delta State for an effective and efficient security
network.