Armed robbery is a type of robbery aided by weapons to threaten, force and deprive a person or persons of the right to private, public or corporate belongings. Coseg worries about spate of robbery in lagos and ogun. Nigerias human rights record, including the frequent use of torture by the police. This article introduces the maritime piracy data mpd, a dataset dedicated to understanding the nature, dynamics, and causes of contemporary piracy and armed robbery against ships. Starting in 2011, armed security emerged as an effective, though costly, mitigation measure and to date no commercial vessel employing professional armed guards has been seized by pirates. Pdf predictors and risk factors of armed robbery victimisation in. Pastoralism and security in west africa and the sahel. The threat and use of salws further impedes the delivery of economic and humanitarian7 support to communities in conflict. Nigeria, very little is known about the association between population density as an independent variable and the frequency and rate of crime. In the face of ever increasing acts of lawlessness, social disorder, armed robbery, and senseless vindictive assassinations in nigeria, it has become necessary to look for causal explanations that go beyond superficial semantics.
Nigeria moderate advancement 2 bureau of international labor affairs 2017 findings on the worst forms of child labor table 2. However, the presence of armed sars officers during the visit made it impossible to verify this. Sharia penal code applicable in 12 northern states. Otu abstract this present study aligns with the agelong calls for the study of criminal behaviour in. However, one in every 750 robbery victims is killed, and one in every forty is seriously injured. Introduction the prevalence of armed robbery in nigeria is fast becoming an epidemic. The following offences attract capital punishment under the provisions of the. However, as rates of maritime crime persist, with the gulf of guinea being the most active area, 8 the need to develop and modernize piracy law remains largely unaddressed. Managing police personnel for effective crime control in nigeria. Armed robbery has occurred throughout nigerian history. Background and working methods the special antirobbery squad is a branch of the nigerian police created to fight violent crimes including armed robbery and kidnapping. The robbery and firearms decree 1984 still applicable. Armed robbery is one of the most popular crimes in contemporary nigerian society. Effects of insecurity on community development projects in.
National human development report, 2015 human security and human development in nigeria december, 2015. Armed robbery in nigeria a qualitative study of young. The impact of organised crime on governance in west africa. Attackers in the gulf of guinea region are flexible in their operations so it is difficult to predict a precise area where a. Some analysts mohammed 2012 have argued that the high rates of. The nigerian society has not been well governed because of corruption and impunity since 1960 when it gained. Defence, security, economy and development in nigeria february 26 march 1, 2017. Trafficking in narcotics, fake and substandard pharmaceuticals 3. One in three robbery victims sustains at least minor. A rape suspect may as well decide to represent himself without a lawyer. Data on reported cases of armed robbery and populations across the states of nigeria in the year 2006 were analyzed using pearsons. With the employment of subcultural theory, the study became intellectually unviable in explaining the primary data. Structural adjustment programme in nigeria and its implications on socioeconomic development, 19801995 article pdf available december 2016 with 28,127 reads how we measure reads. The recent incidents of armed robbery cases in lagos and ogun state boundaries in the past few days have been described as worrisome and that the concerned states should form a joint boarder patrol or come up with partnership in the area of crime prevention and socio economic development.
Nigeria, togo, cameroon, and benin can be regarded as an area in which the counterpiracy management. Nigeria customs service ncs intercepts about 200,000 live ammunition in niger state, nigeria. You should also know what to do if your business becomes a victim of. Armed robbery at sea consists of any of the following acts. Conflict prevention and resolution recommendations chapter 5. Any person who has unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman or girl. According to igbo 2000, violence appears to be the norm rather than the exception for armed robbery in nigeria cited in igbo, 2007. Piracy and armed robbery hereafter referred to as piracy in the gulf of guinea region is an established criminal activity and is of increasing concern to the maritime sector with recent attacks.
The analysis also shows that armed robbery incidents increased in march 2017. Offences relating to sheltering and treating armed robber. Chart a the following 9 locations shared more than two third of the total reported. You have signed your death warrant torture and other ill treatment in the special antirobbery squad amnesty international 8 background sars. Major types of organised criminal activities in the gulf of guinea 1. Armed robbery and national security by ani comfort chinyere mrs. Nigeria country reports on human rights practices 2006 released by the bureau of democracy, human rights, and labor march 6, 2007 nigeria is a federal republic composed of 36 states and a capital territory, with a population of approximately 140 million. R 11 laws of the federation of nigeria lfn 2004 respectively. A replacement was made by seeking recourse to anomiestrain theory and control theory to explain the data. Background th incident profile there are worrying security concerns in kaduna state, northwest of nigeria where armed robbers unleashed assaults against the people of birnin gwari, killing many and dispossessing several others of their valuables. Bulwark intelligence data analysis shows that lagos state recorded the highest number of robbery incidents, between august 2016 and march 2017. Piracy and armed robbery hereafter referred to as piracy in the gulf of guinea region is an established. The penal code act lfn 1990 impari materia with the penal code operational in the various states in the northern part of the country. For instance, the driver of the getaway car is guilty of the armed robbery of a store even though the driver never left the car, and the entire robbery itself was committed by others.
This lack of format in the deployment and management. Armed bandits, abduct more than 140 people in birningwari. There is a known correlation between crime and festive seasons in which crime increases a month prior to holidays. The data in this article involves the reported cases of murder, arm robbery, assault, felonious. Parties to crime and vicarious liability introduction a person can be criminally liable for the acts of another if they are a party to the offense. This resulted in the introduction of embarked armed security personnel onboard commercial vessels to thwart incidents of piracy and armed robbery. The special antirobbery squad sars, a special branch of the nigeria police created to fight. In nigeria, everything has value and can be resold on the black market. Piracy and armed robbery in the gulf of guinea region is an established criminal activity and is of serious concern to the maritime sector. Nigeria, country of origin information coi report, p. Piracy and armed robbery against ships are increasing in the gulf of guinea as well as in.
Armed robbery in nigeria research explorer the university of. The report rated nigeria high on the following critical variables. Armed robbery against ships means any of the following acts. Nigeria customs service ncs intercepts about 200,000. The uniform crime reports data on robbery lack much detail. Armed bandits, abduct more than 140 people in birningwari in kaduna state, nigeria. Armed robbery prevention and response you should develop appropriate strategies around how cash is handled and sensible business precautions and procedures to reduce the risk of armed robbery to your business. Challenges facing pastoralists loss of pasture and blockage of transhumance routes depletion of livestock insufficient animal feed in the dry season table of contents. Thus, it is safe to say that in the solitary crime of armed robbery is found the constitutive crimes of stealing, robbery and illegal possession of firearms. In addition, after the april elections, kidnapping became a business tool to settle grievances by groups who felt shortchanged by politicians they worked for tell, december 17, 2007, p. Icc international maritime bureau piracy and armed robbery against ships 2004 5.
In this and other ways, greedy leaders have wasted the resources of the country there by reducing nigeria to its present state of confusion osoba, 1996. Problematising armed robbery in contemporary nigeria and setting the. Armed robbery is a social menace that persistently continues to retard the development of the. Abstractthis is a nigerian study, which initially aimed to examine armed robbery culture and the youth subculture. Armed robbery against ships means any of the following acts1 any illegal act of violence or detention or any act of depredation, or threat thereof, other than an act of piracy. Despite the fact that the scourge of armed robbery plagues much of nigeria.
Unemployment convergence among the 36 states in nigeria introduction terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery and the spate of bombings in nigeria of recent has brought to greater attention the challenge of unemployment in the country. When the police left, they claimed to have interrupted an armed robbery and to have. Armed robbery, on the other hand, occurs within a states territorial waters, where most countries prohibit the use of private armed guards. Challenges and solutions to migrant integration, diversity and social cohesion in africa dr. The cost of these documents and services provided by transnational criminal. Overview of childrens work by sector and activity sectorindustry activity categorical worst forms of child labor recruitment of children by nonstate armed groups for use in armed conflict and in nonconflict support. Sociology of law at the university of jos, in nigeria. Guidelines for owners, operators and masters for protection against piracy in the gulf of guinea region v2 june 2016. Specifically, the study will look at armed robbery from the point of view of offenders and the factors responsible for their crime. African approaches to maritime security the gulf of guinea. The use of armed guards and the presence of foreign navies, which proved to be an effective deterrent in the hoa, are therefore not options for the gog. Data on reported cases of armed robbery and populations across the states of nigeria in. Bibliotherapy as a problemsolving skill of counsellors. Major crimes in nigeria include rape, kidnapping, murder, burglary, fraud, terrorism, robbery.
The contents of this u report in no way represent the policies, views, or attitudes of the united. Defence, security, economy and development in nigeria. Pdf structural adjustment programme in nigeria and its. It has become increasingly violent, however, following the civil war for two reasons. In 2012, the international maritime bureaus imb piracy reporting centre recorded 58 attacks, including 10 hijackings. Analysis of selected crime data in nigeria sciencedirect. Article pdf available in european scientific journal 1429 october 2018. Nigeria is a federal republic composed of 36 states and a capital territory, with a population of approximately 140 million. It involves an evaluative study of any type of crime as it affects more than one culture, or one. It is being blamed on the dwindling economic fortunes of majority and the widening gap between the affluent and the poor in our society leading to violent crimes especially armed robbery. The rapidly increasing rate of armed robbery victimisation in nigeria. The current study was originally intended to be a comparative study of armed robbery in nigeria and britain or more precisely england. Ruth alabi of the sum of n50, 000 while armed with a locally made pistol on.