Browsing by Author "Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode"

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    Crime of the crime fighters: the involvement of the EFCC in aiding and perpetrating Cyber crime offences in Nigeria
    (Department of Criminology and Security Studies, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria., 2021-06) Isiaka, Monsurat; Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode; Damola, Atolagbe Tuyosi; Adetoro, Mubaraq Yemi
    The study is a perception study. It examines public perception on the involvement of EFCC in aiding and perpetrating cyber offenses, and the study seeks to; determine factors that influence the involvemen4 EFCC in cybercrime in Nigeria and determines whether EFCC effort in curbing cybercrime has enhance accountability in Nigeria. Relaying on social conflict theory, the study utilizes both qualitative quantitative research methods. For qualitative data, 36 participants (12 each from the University of Kwara State Polytechnic, and Kwara State University) were purposively selected for an In-depth interview. While the content analysis was used to analyzed qualitative data, frequency and percentage table were us for quantitative data, and some variables were also measured through the 2Likert scale. The study therefore, reveals that most of the EFCC officials are already diving into the same corruption they fighting. They go after suspects threatening to arrest them except if they can 'sort' (bribe) them. Some EFC officials also dine and wine with cybercriminals because of the fear of being assassinated. Therefore, study recommends that any EFCC official caught aiding or involving in cybercrime should be expelled a made to face the law publicly. EFCC should emphasize periodic training and re-orientation of her staff their duties as prescribed by the Nigerian constitution. Officers of the EFCC should also be provided modern technology and adequate security to discharge their duties without the fear of being assassinated. Keywords: Crime; Crime fighters; Cybercrime; EFCC; Involvement
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    Crime, Deviance and Social Control. In Contemporary Issues in Sociology and Social Work: An African Perspective
    (Department of Social Work, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State Nigeria., 2019) Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode; Isiaka, Monsurat
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    Dynamics of Police Extortion on the Nigerian Highways.
    (Department of Sociology, University of Ilorin, Nigeria., 2018-03) Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode; Isiaka, Monsurat; Salihu, H.A; Balogun, S. O; Akangbe, T.A
    The Nigeria Police as an agent of social control services to the general public and enforces law and order. The Nigeria police occupy various locations especially on the highways where the officers check vehicles and drivers in relation to their duty of prevention and detection of crime. They often deviate from their constitutional functions by collecting bribes from the motorists especially on the highways with impunity and pretentiousness. Thus, rather than aiding security and the apprehension of criminals on the highways, police checkpoints in Nigeria have become an avenues for unnecessary delay of motorists and commuters in the quest by the police officers to extort money from them, even as criminals make the best of such scenarios to pay the government that supposed to enforce the law is the same breaking it. It is against this backdrop that this paper explores the factors influencing the exchange of bribery between police and commercial drivers. The study adopts social exchange and rational choice theories and the paper revealed that many commercial drivers were short-changed intimated delayed and extorted and thus recommended that Nigeria Police deserves an improved working condition cultural reorientation and personnel practices to reduce highway extortion
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    From Crime reporting to trial and ruling: An investigation into victim’s assessment of the Nigerian criminal justice system.
    (Department of Criminology and Security Studies, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria., 2021-06) Salihu, Habeeb Abdulrauf; Isiaka, Monsurat; Balogun, Solomon Obasanjo; Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode
    The present study investigates the experiences of victims of crime with the Nigerian criminal justice practitioners from the point of reporting their victimisations to the trial process and court ruling. The study adopts a cross- sectional survey design. It was carried out in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Sampling methods adopted include criterion, convenience, and purposive to select 31 participants for the study. In-depth interview was the instruments employed for data collection and information gathered was analysed using thematic analysis. The results indicated that participants were not satisfied with the process from the beginning to the end; even though penalties based on the provisions of the law have been imposed on their various offenders. Also, participants do not appear to have gotten the justice they strive for due to the inadequate or absence of compensation for the harms or losses suffered. The study, recommends that while the system protects the offenders based on the provisions of the law, there is also a need for the system to focus on the desires of the victims of crime.
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    Insurgency and Counter-insurgency: The Need for Non-Conventional Security Apparatus in Combating Terrorism in Nigeria
    (Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Science, Federal University -Lafia, Nasarawa, Nigeria., 2020-10) Isiaka, Monsurat; Issah, Mashood; Oladele, Austin; Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode
    Nigeria has been battling insurgencies such as Boko Haram and Kidnappings, which have become a financial leak pipe and life-threatening to the nation. Many attempts at curbing the activities of the insurgents had proved difficult. This is evidenced in the statement of the former Nigeria Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, that “terrorism and terrorist groups could not be eliminated alone by the Military unless religious bodies and organisations in the country come to the forefront of the spiritual battle”. This statement can be related to the nature of the crisis against conventional war for which the military was trained. Moreover, there are tendencies for the traditional, religious, and economic factors responsible for the problem. These and many other factors have led some affected regions like Borno State to resort to local vigilante. Holding to the argument of Parsons that people do cooperate based on social order, which comes from their values and social actors that is based on voluntarism, this paper examines the effectiveness of local vigilante in combating insurgencies in Nigeria. However, throughout the country, the activities of the local vigilante towards community policing and social order may not be the technically most efficient. Still, their approach is necessary and appropriate in maintaining peace via the indigenous mechanisms of social control that may include African spiritualism. Therefore, the paper recommends a strong synergy between the conventional and nonconventional security organisations for comprehensive crime control and prevention in Nigeria.
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    Misuse of Prescription Drugs as Cognitive Enhancement among Iranian University Students: Evidence from an Empirical Investigation
    (Rangsit University, 2019-12) Habeeb, Abdulrauf Salihu; Isiaka, Monsurat; Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode; Balogun, Solomon Obasanjo
    Medications prescribed for the treatment of neurological disorders are also used for stimulating alertness and concentration, increasing working memory and improving cognitive performance in healthy individuals. This study examines the misuse of such drugs as cognitive enhancement among Iranian university students; both primary and secondary sources of data were employed. A sample of 1,800 (graduate and undergraduate) students selected from 5 faculties in Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran completed the questionnaires that included the demographic information and questions related to the research objectives. The findings indicated that the misuse of prescription stimulant drugs is widespread among students and that the need for success (to improved cognitive performance and boost academic grades) predicts the widespread. Thus, the study suggests that adequate public concern and sensitization that will internalize the negative effects of the drugs would be the appropriate intervention that may reduce the demand and misuse of prescription medications among the students.
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    The Nigerian Criminal Justice System: A Cursory Look at Salient Issues and Areas of Reform
    (Faculty of Social Sciences University of Ilorin, 2022-02) Salihu, H.A; Isiaka, Monsurat; Balogun, S. O; Akangbe, T.A; Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode
    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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    Police Rules, Regulations (PRR) and Female Recruitment into the Nigeria Police (NP)
    (Center for Social and Economic Research, NDIC Complex, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria., 2019-07) Isiaka, Monsurat; Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode
    The Nigeria Police like any formal organisation has its rules and regulations guiding the enlistment of officers. While studies on the effect of the rules on the recruitment of policewomen are inadequate, the public continues to advance subjective effects. Hence, the study explored how the police rules and regulations affect the recruitment of women into the NP The study adopted a descriptive survey design consisting both quantitative and qualitative Z test formula which was used because the target population was not known. The formula gave a sample size of 385 female respondents that were selected randomly from Zone7 of the NP 305 questionnaires were recovered for quantitative analysis out of the 385 questionnaires that were administered. Key informant interview (KII) and in-depth interview (IDI) were used to generate qualitative data. Socialist and liberal feminism were used as a theoretical guide for the study. The quantitative data generated were analysed using SPSS and content analysis was used to analysed the qualitative data. Findings showed that police rules and regulations affect the enlistment of women into the NP, especially married women seeking for enlistment. The study therefore recommended that police rules and regulations should be amended and related to encourage and accommodate more women into the Police
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    The Prevalence and the Criminality of Residential Burial Practices in Ibadan, Nigeria
    (Department of Criminology and Security Studies, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria, 2022-11) Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode; Taweed, Adedotun Adebayo-Onisile; Isiaka, Monsurat; Salihu, Habeeb Abdulrauf; Salihu, Isiaka Onimajesin; Tejidin, 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.
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    Shiites Ideology and Government’s Reaction in Nigeria: The Way Forward.
    (Department of Sociology, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria., 2019-08) Isiaka, Monsurat; Jimoh, Buhari, Edun; Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode
    Since the inception of Shiites radicalism in Nigeria, the group‘s activities have been devastating on the security of the Nation. The radical ideology of the group was adopted from the Iranian ideology of Islamization of the entire country. The aim of the Shiites is to oust the existing government in Nigeria and install an Islamic government. This ideology made any existing government in power to wage war against the group. Shiites have been engaging in incessant violent attacks on the security agents in the country while demanding for relevance. In an effort to reduce or stop the menace of the group, the government has been detaining the Shiites leader, El Zakzaky and recently adopted judicial combat with the leader. Holding to the argument of the conflict theory and on the conclusion that the agitation of the Shiites is certainly impossible, the government should adopt civil strategies like inclusive dialogue (with the group through the Muslim Council of Nigeria) and less military efforts to stop the menace of the Shiites. However, this measure must urgently be taken to prevent Shiites from evolving into a more deadly group like the bokoharam, though it is historically traced to Shiites in Nigeria.
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    Socio-economic implications of gambling behaviour among Youth in Ilorin metropolis.
    (Department of Sociology, Benue State University, Makurdi., 2020) Ibrahim, Abdullahi, Kayode; Isiaka, Monsurat; Yusuf, Mohammed Sanusi; Olatunji, Abdulganiyu; Issah, Mashood
    Gambling has become an endemic phenomenon particularly among adolescents and young adults in many societies in recent times. Gambling has unprecedentedly become youth’s subculture in contemporary Nigerian society. This is clearly evident from their increasing participation in gambling activities especially sports betting. It has eaten deep into the fabrics of many societies in Nigeria. Youth who are suppose to be the future leaders of tomorrow are now wallowing in gambling activities and this has socioeconomic implications. Therefore this study investigated the socio-economic implications of gambling behaviour among youth in Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design using qualitative data for analysis. The study also made use of In-depth interview (IDI) and Key informants Interview (KII) for data collection. Purposive sampling technique was also adopted to select the study population. The study found out that poverty, unemployment and bad economic climate are the major reasons behind youth engagement in gambling particularly sport betting. It also revealed that sport betting has various implications such as truancy, aggressive and risk taking behaviour, poor psychological adjustment, borrowing, stealing and other serious criminal behaviours among younger population of ages 14-25 years. The study recommends that government should provide employment opportunities for the youth; government should also put effective measures in place that will regulate the betting activities of the youth and also make effective policies and programmes that will alleviate poverty in the society.