Banditry And Its Effects on The Nigerian State
Keywords:
Banditry, Nigeria, surging, introduction
Abstract
Banditry has become widespread and has also denied the hallowed image of the Nigerian state and that of its citizens. This research investigates the surging activities of banditry and its effects on the environment. The paper starts by looking at the introduction, it moves to clarifying the concept of banditry. It adopts the routine activity theory to explain the rationale behind the activities of banditry. It also looks at the effects of banditry on Nigeria. It concludes that the effects of banditry in Nigeria has been devastating owing to its destructive effects.
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Cohen, L. E. and Felson, MN. (1979). Social Change and Crime Rate Trends: A Routine Activity Approach. American Sociological Review, 44(4), 588-608.
Dami, C. D. (2021). Impacts of Terrorism, Banditry and Kidnapping on Human Security in Nigeria. Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 6 (8); 299-305.
Felson, M. and Cohen, L. E. (1980), Human Ecology and Crime: A Routine Activity Approach. Human Ecology 8(4), 389-406.
Gadzama, I. U., Saddiq, N.M., Oduehie, T. C. & Dariya, C. J. (2018). Appraisal of Rural Banditry in Kamuku Forest in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Rural Sociology, 18 (1); 42-9.
Ibrahim, W. M. & Mutawalli, B. U. (2020). Investigating Environmental Responses to Banditry Activities in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria. Journal of Conflict Resolution and Social Issue, 1 (1); 185-98.
International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioural Sciences (2015). Routine Activity Theory. 772-9.
Muggah, R. & Batchelor, P. (2002). Development Held Hostage: Accessing the Effect of Small Arms on Human Development. United Nations Development Programme, New York.
Odekunle, O. (1986). The Legal Order, Crime and Crime Control in Nigeria: Demystification of False Appearances. Nigerian Journal of Policy and Strategy 2(9); 78-99.
Okoli, A. C. & Okpaleke, F. (2014). Banditry and Crisis of Public Safety in Nigeria: Issues in National Security Strategies. European Scientific Journal, 10 (4); 350-62.
Okoli, A. C. & Ugwu, A. C. (2009). Of Marauders and Brigands: Scoping the Threats of Rural Banditry in Nigeria’s North-West. Brazilian Journal of African Studies, 4 (8), 201-22.
Olaniyan, A. & Yahaya, A. (2016). Cows, Bandits and Violent Conflicts: Understanding Cattle Rustling in Northern Nigeria. African Spectrum 51 (3); 93-105.
Oyinloye, O. B. A. (2020). Nigerian Army and Rural Banditry: Issues and Challenges. Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy, 4 (11), 500-15.
Rufa’i, M. A. (2021). I Am A Bandit: A Decade of Research and Armed Banditry in Zamfara State. 15th University Seminar Presented at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
Shalangwa, M. W. (2013). The Nature and Causes of Banditry in Border Communities of Adamawa State, Nigeria. An M.Sc. Thesis Submitted to the School of Postgraduate Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (1999). States in Disarray: The Social Effects of Globalization. A UNRISD Report for the World Summit for Social Development. United Nations Research Institute for Societal Development, New York, 57-79.
Published
2021-11-07
How to Cite
Samuel Abimbola Kolawole OSANUBI. (2021). Banditry And Its Effects on The Nigerian State. Central Asian Journal of Social Sciences and History, 2(10), 119-123. Retrieved from https://cajssh.centralasianstudies.org/index.php/CAJSSH/article/view/189
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