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., 2023-06) Abdullahi Kayode Ibrahim,; Habeeb Abdulrauf Salihu,; Atiku Abdulateef Abiodun,; Abdulbaqi Salihu Zakariya,; Tejideen Toyin Olayinka,; Abubakar Abdulsalami
    The spread of the novel Cursen vins discese (COVID-1) has come and petnina coumalties across the world, particularly, Nigeria. Nigeries Goverment, in collaborations Nigeris Centre fir Disease Control (NCDC), has introduced different preventive me control and mitigate the scourge. The public health directives and regulations provided by the authorized agencies such as the MCDC, which includes measures such as regular hand wadog wearing of nose matk and maintenance of physical distancing has been met with some public criticisen and as a result the directives were ignored and violated in Kwanstatt even is the fof law enforcement agents. Thus des study examines the community perceptions and m governnseni mesures during COVID-19 pundemic in Kwara State Nigeria. The reses desig ward both exploratory and descriptive wing qualitative resesech method. In-depth inte was used to generate qualitative data frons forry (40) participants. The population of the y comprises participants such as Market then and women from three selected market aras ATM unces and highway drivers and passengers. Content analysis reveals factors which onder government preventive efforts and these include, poor compliance attitude, mythan misconceptions, inadequite health facilities, datred for government, as well as the general belief that the vinn in not real but it was meant for the elites in Nigeria and beyond The rcccenmonds, among others, that there is need to ameliorate the adverse effects of COVID-19 conceptions and myths through evidence-based campaigns using all sources of information
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    The Impacts of School Location on Neighbourhood Crime Rate in Ilorin Metropolis:
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2021-10) 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 Nigerian Criminal Justice System:
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of 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.
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    The Prevalence and the Criminality of Residential Burial Practices in Ibadan, Nigeria.
    (Department of Criminology and Security Studies, Federal University of Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, 2023-01) Abdullahi Kayode Ibrahim,; Tawheed Adedotun, Adebayo-Onishile,; Isiaka Monsurat,; Habeeb Abdulrauf Salihu,; Salihu Isiaka Onimajesin,; Tejideen Toyin Olayinka
    Residential burial has been the major practice of Ibadan people that is culturally inherited from their ancestors. It is a general belief among the Yoruba people that the spirit of the dead protects the living and burial ground serve as a historical background for the family. The practice of residential burial has been criminalized under Nigeria Criminal code Act C38 No 246. Residential burial is a criminal offence which the offender is guilty of misdemeanor and is liable to six (6) months imprisonment. The greater percentage of the Yoruba people is ignorant of the residential burial law and this has been the major boost to the practices. This study is aimed at empirically examined the prevalence and criminality of residential burial practices among the Yoruba people of Ibadan Oyo state Nigeria. The study adopted qualitative method and this includes; observation, Key Informant Interview, In-depth Interview and Case Study. Data was collected and analysis was done using verbatim quotation. Therefore, the research found out that, majority of the respondents are ignorant about the existence of the criminal code that prohibits residential burial; hence, its practice becomes inevitable. The research discovered that, most people believe that cemeteries are not safe for corpses and there are normative cultural values that are embedded in residential burial practices in Ibadan Nigeria. The study recommended that; government should educate members of the community (Ibadan residents) about the danger of burying corpses in the home of residence through several awareness programs.