This article looks at strategic military intelligence and operational efficiency with emphases on insecurity in Nigeria. Strategic military intelligence was discussed from strategic and operational intelligence and operational efficiency was looked from operational responsiveness and configuration. This article seeks to determine how the strategically military intelligence impact Military operational efficiency in Nigeria. The improper employment and inaccurate designation of tasks to intelligence agencies to support national security objectives has been a major challenge that the study intends to address. In the same vein, the lack of analytical skills among personnel has denigrates the value of intelligence produce to solve security operation. The descriptive research was used to analyze the data that was gathered. The respondents were selected through purposive sampling. A survey questionnaire was used to gather data which were derived from the objectives and rationale for the study. Data for the study was analyzed via analysis of variance (ANOVA).The result of the analysis shows that strategic military intelligence impact operational responsiveness and configuration in Nigeria. The study concludes that military strategic intelligence impacts operational efficiency in Nigeria. And that the level or methods adopted by the Nigeria military to respond to the threat of insecurity in all the different parts of the country will not only determine the extents at which the country will succeed but will also show how committed the Nigeria Military are working toward protecting lives and properties of Nigerian. The study recommend that the federal government of Nigeria should create or set up a special unit or agency different from the military (Army, Navy and Air force) and the intelligent units (Department of State Service (DSS) also known as SSS or Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) etc. that will be saddled with the responsibility of ensuring that the Intel gathered by the intelligent units and handed to the Military for some special operations are sustained and applied with high level of professionalism. As this will ensure that personnel with clandestine motives are not only checked but are punished for such an action.
Strategic intelligence, Operational Responsiveness, Operational Configuration, Operational efficiency
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