Browsing by Author "Habeeb Abdulrauf Salihu"

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    Community Perceptions and Trust in Government Measures during Covid-19 Pandemic in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, 2023) Abdullahi Kayode Ibrahim; Habeeb Abdulrauf Salihu; Atiku Abdulateef Abiodun; Abdulbaqi Salihu Zakariya; Tejideen Toyin Olayinka; Abubakar Abdulsalami
    Abstract The spread of the novel Corona virus disease (COVID-19) has come and gone but not without casualties across the world, particularly. Nigeria. Nigerian Government, in collaboration with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has introduced different preventive measures to control and mitigate the scourge. The public health directives and regulations provided by the authorized agencies such as the NCDC, which includes measures such as regular hand washing. wearing of nose mask and maintenance of physical distancing has been met with some public criticism and as a result the directives were ignored and violated in Kwara state even in the face of law enforcement agents. Thus this study examines the community perceptions and trust in government measures during COVID-19 pandemic in Kwara State Nigeria. The research designs were both exploratory and descriptive using qualitative research method. In-depth interview (IDI) was used to generate qualitative data from forty (40) participants. The population of the study comprises participants such as Market men and women from three selected market area, ATM users and highway drivers and passengers. Content analysis reveals factors which undermine government preventive efforts and these include, poor compliance attitude, myth and misconceptions, inadequate health facilities, distrust for government, as well as the general belief that the virus is not real but it was meant for the elites in Nigeria and beyond. The study recommends, among others, that there is need to ameliorate the adverse effects of COVID-19 misconceptions and myths through evidence-based campaigns using all sources of information.
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    Community Perceptions and Trust in Government Measures during Covid-19 Pandemic in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Department Of Sociology, Benue State University, Makurdi, 2020) Abdullahi Kayode Ibrahim; Habeeb Abdulrauf Salihu; Atiku Abdulateef Abiodun; Abdulbaqi Salihu Zakariya; Tejideen Toyin Olayinka; Abubakar Abdulsalami
    The spread of the novel Corona virus disease (COVID-19) has come and gone but not without casualties across the world, particularly. Nigeria. Nigerian Government, in collaboration with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has introduced different preventive measures to control and mitigate the scourge. The public health directives and regulations provided by the authorized agencies such as the NCDC, which includes measures such as regular hand washing. wearing of nose mask and maintenance of physical distancing has been met with some public criticism and as a result the directives were ignored and violated in Kwara state even in the face of law enforcement agents. Thus this study examines the community perceptions and trust in government measures during COVID-19 pandemic in Kwara State Nigeria. The research designs were both exploratory and descriptive using qualitative research method. In-depth interview (IDI) was used to generate qualitative data from forty (40) participants. The population of the study comprises participants such as Market men and women from three selected market area, ATM users and highway drivers and passengers. Content analysis reveals factors which undermine government preventive efforts and these include, poor compliance attitude, myth and misconceptions, inadequate health facilities, distrust for government, as well as the general belief that the virus is not real but it was meant for the elites in Nigeria and beyond. The study recommends, among others, that there is need to ameliorate the adverse effects of COVID-19 misconceptions and myths through evidence-based campaigns using all sources of information.
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    Nigerian Cities and the Phenomenon of Unplanned Settlements
    (Nigerian Defence Academy Press, 2023) Habeeb Abdulrauf Salihu
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    THE IMPACTS OF SCHOOL LOCATION ON NEIGHBOURHOOD CRIME RATE IN ILORIN METROPOLIS
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2025-10) Habeeb Abdulrauf Salihu; Salihu Zakariya Abdulbaqi; Abdullahi Kayode Ibrahim; Alfred Olatayo Awoyemi; Abdulateef Abiodun Atiku
    Schools play a significant role in every society. They create opportunities by bringing out the socio-economic potentials of the neighbourhoods and also attract both economic and social activities to the area. Nonetheless, schools are also a cause of social vices such as crime and violence. Just as criminality in communities that surround a school can spill over into the school and disrupt learning activities, so does criminality among students, can spill into the immediate environment. This study investigates the extent to which the presence of public secondary schools is linked to the crime rate in some neighbourhoods where schools are located in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was the research design adopted and purposive and simple random sampling methods were used in selecting 476 respondents for the study. The study employed a structured questionnaire for data gathering and information gathered was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSSS). The results indicated a statistical relationship between the presence of schools, age of perpetrators and neighbourhood crime rate in communities understudy. The study, recommends the need for more effective and efficient school-management strategies among schools and adequate control measures in communities where schools are located in Nigeria.
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    THE IMPACTS OF SCHOOL LOCATION ON NEIGHBOURHOOD CRIME RATE IN ILORIN METROPOLIS: AN EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University Of Ilorin, Ilorin. Nigeria, 2021) Habeeb Abdulrauf Salihu; Salihu Zakariya Abdulbaqi; Abdullahi Kayode Ibrahim; Alfred Olatayo Awoyemi; Abdulateef Abiodun Atiku
    Abstract Schools play a significant role in every society. They create opportunities by bringing out the socio-economic potentials of the neighborhoods and also attract both economic and social activities to the area. Nonetheless, schools are also a cause of social vices such as crime and violence. Just as criminality in communities that surround a school can spill over into the school and disrupt learning activities, so does criminality among students, can spill into the immediate environment. This study investigates the extent to which the presence of public secondary schools is linked to the crime rate in some neighborhoods where schools are located in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was the research design adopted and purpose and simple random sampling methods were used in selecting 476 respondents for the study. The study employed a structured questionnaire for data gathering and information gathered was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSSS). The results indicated a statistical relationship between the presence of schools, age of perpetrators and neighborhood crime rate in communities understudy. The study, recommends the need for more effective and efficient school-management strategies among schools and adequate control measures in communities where schools are located in Nigeria.
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    THE NIGERIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2022-02) Habeeb Abdulrauf Salihu; Monsurat Isiaka; Obasanjo Solomon Balogun; Tomisin Adedunmola Akangbe; Abdullahi Kayode Ibrahim
    This paper examines the roles of the Nigerian criminal justice actors- the police, courts and correctional service in justice administration and identifies some of the impending issues (including prison congestion, extrajudicial practices and pre-trial detention) affecting effective dispensation of justice, rehabilitation and reformation of prison inmates. Essentially it offers strategies on how to effectively address these issues within the context of legal and administrative reforms. The paper argued that for any criminal justice system to effectively protect lives and properties, safeguard the fundamental rights of individuals, and ensure fairness, rule of law must be allowed to guide the operations of justice institutions and administration of justice.