Materials and method in this paper, we have used the crime data on armed robbery cases for past 29 years 1986 2014. The data in this article involves the reported cases of murder, arm robbery, assault, felonious wounding, man slaughter, bribery and corruption, burglary including store breaking and house breaking in nigeria between the years 1999 and 20. Its central aim, therefore, is to develop an exploratory model deem. It is the desire of this research to establish an empirical framework within which the role of economic variables on the incidence of armed robbery will be better understood. Specifically, the study will look at armed robbery from the point of view of offenders and the factors responsible for their crime. The cause of an armed robbery can be any number of things. In the words of garga 2015, sociopolitical and economic landscape in nigeria has been blighted by. In the 1970s, oyenusi was no doubt the uncrowned emperor of nigerian robbers and he is described as the first celebrated armed robber in nigeria. Data on reported cases of armed robbery and populations across the states of nigeria in the year 2006 were analyzed using pearsons correlation and multiple. International statistics on crime and criminal justice contents.
It is no secret that nigerian criminal law reserves its stiffest sanction for those crimes it considers most callous. The objective of this research is to explore the role. Generally, contemporary armed robbery in nigeria has, though, taken the outlook. Armed robbery in nigeria a qualitative study of young. When oyenusi reigned at the height of his regal confidence, he declared. Population density and armed robbery in nigeria by kunnuji 62 population density and armed robbery in nigeria. The impact of organised crime on governance in west africa. Armed robbery and national security by ani comfort chinyere mrs. The study revealed that unemployment is responsible for the largest proportion of armed robbery causes in nigeria.
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. Commonest crimes committed in nigeria the term crime denotes an unlawful act punishable by law in a state. Perception of common crimes across nigeria borders border town dwellers sno types of crime frequency percentage % 1 armed robbery 2 smuggling 117 81. Armed robbery existed under rawlings watch despite all the military show of force. They are especially afraid of armed robbers, paid assassins, political thugs and other criminals who assess life as being worthless. The profitability has encouraged those that indulged in it to carry on with the act although there is a law prohibiting it. The social problem of kidnapping and its implications on. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
The effects of armed robbery in nigeria researchgate. University of nigeria research publications ngwu, leonard ugwu author pgm. Armed robbery, in criminal law, aggravated form of theft that involves the use of a lethal weapon to perpetrate violence or the threat of violence. Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force. He is regarded by some as the pioneer of conventional armed robbery in nigeria. The armed robbery theory posits that the high wave of armed robbery in nigeria is primarily responsible for high level of insecurity in nigeria. An evaluation of the effect of armed robbery on nigerian. The fear of armed robbery keeps nigerians sleepless at night and they tend to live one day at a time with the fear of whether they will see the light of tomorrow.
According to igbo 2000, violence appears to be the norm rather than the exception for armed robbery in nigeria cited in igbo, 2007. While all robberies are considered to be violent crimes certain states took the initiative to raise the punishment when a violator uses a weapon of choice to rob. Armed robbery is a type of robbery aided by weapons to threaten, force and deprive a person or persons of the right to. Armed robbers are also encouraged by the positive stimulus when armed robbery victims submit to robbers demands. Such is the gravitas with which the law looks askance on the grievous crime of armed robbery. Analysis of selected crime data in nigeria sciencedirect. An evaluation of the effect of armed robbery on nigerian economy. What are the cause and effect of armed robbery in nigeria. It doubles a crime against persons and a property crime, usually motivated by criminal intent to material acquisition.
Gangs of robbers, for example, snatch expensive cars from their owners in nigeria which are then taken to. A variety of social, economic and psychological factors may cause destructive behaviors such as armed robbery. Given a robber s skills, temperament, place in society, and desperation he may decide that committing armed robbery is the best way for him to get money. Effects of insecurity on community development projects in. A thesis submitted to the university of manchester for the degree of. This study contends that neither unemployment rate uer, per capital income pci nor inflation rate ifr has an impact on the incidence of armed robbery in nigeria. Criminal slang for robbery includes blagging armed robbery, usually of a. Armed robbery prevention and response act policing. More than half of them started using it at age 16 while 85 percent by age 17. In nigeria the internal causes of insecurity pose major challenge to socioeconomic development than the. Identify the patterns, prevalence and potential threats of youth radicalisation to the security situation in northern nigeria. Armed robbery and armed robbers in contemporary nigeria. The most common crimes are murder, rape, kidnapping, armed robbery, gangrelated violence and petty crime according to the 2016 national bureau of statistics crime report, rivers state, with an estimated population of 7. Armed robbery in nigeria research explorer the university of.
Armed robbery continues to be a huge problem in nigeria, affecting many people. Ogbaegbemandoni and ahoada east local government areas of rivers state, nigeria adekola, g. Despite the fact that the scourge of armed robbery plagues much of nigeria. Sc9724070 title urbanization and violent crimes in nigeria. You should develop appropriate strategies around how cash is handled and sensible business precautions and procedures to reduce the risk of armed robbery to. I recall the first instance in the pndc era in january 1982 when two young men known as handsome and coming from a good home in bubiashie, accra, were nabbed as armed. The study concluded that criminal justice system in nigeria does not do a highly effective job of increasing the private cost to criminals.
According to them, it is an organized and systematic robbery which is not as deadly as armed robbery, but more profitable than the former. This paper examines security challenges and the implications for business activities in nigeria. This means the person that is robbing you is more at risk of. Robbery crimes in nigeria robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. Recent attention on the issue of armed violence and the growing importance of homicide as an. Continue reading as we tell you about the most common crimes in nigeria and their causes. Major crimes in nigeria include rape, kidnapping, murder, burglary, fraud, terrorism, robbery, cybercrimes, bribery and corruption, money laundering and so on. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the. A federal capital territory fct high court has ordered the remand of five suspects arrested in connection with the failed robbery attack on a commercial bank in abuja. The crime data were sourced from nigeria information resource centre. Odiase, 2009 stated that many nigerian adolescents and youths abuse drugs. Introduction the prevalence of armed robbery in nigeria is fast becoming an epidemic. Here are few major crimes committed by nigerians 1. Academia takes the viewpoint of anomie theory, a sociological theory that states armed robbery may be caused by factors such as social stratification, lack of social mobility, culture conflict and distribution of wealth.
A case study of armed robbery in enugu metropolis faculty social sciences department sociology and anthropology date june, 2005 signature. Armed robbery is a typical instance of violent crime. This research draws 86 samples of armed robbers in three selected prisons and states of contemporary nigeria to provide first and foremost. Relevant studies have identified a number of factors as responsible for the prevalence of armed robbery and related crimes in nigeria. A cctv footage captures an armed robbery attack that occurred in a bank in one of the nigerian states recently. We hope that the knowledge about the current situation in nigeria will help you avoid unpleasant cases. Armed robbery with a firearm is when that weapon is a gun.
In general, armed robbery is the taking of another persons property by force using of a weapon of some kind. Abstract in this paper six sigma dmaic analysis was applied in an aluminium mill in order to identify sources and causes of waste with the intention of. Thomas and nta 2009 defined kidnapping as robbery of the highest rank. Robbery news latest breaking stories and top headlines. Armed robbery scare in ondo as banks halt operations 20 feb nigeria there was unusual stampede in akure, the capital city of ondo state yesterday as people ran helter skelter because of a. If armed robbers want to carry out an attack while the occupants are in the house, the criminals use various tactics to lure them out of the home including switching off running power generator sets or turning on tap water. According to the statistics released by the nigerian national bureau of statistics in 2016, lagos, abuja, delta, kano, plateau, ondo, oyo, bauchi, adamawa and gombe states made the top. Nigeria is home to a substantial network of organized crime such as robbery, highway crime, rape and assault and act of terrorism. Population density and armed robbery in nigeria umes. Department of sociology university of lagos, nigeria abstract the occurrence and rate of. The main aim of the colonial masters was to enthrone a system that will continue to. Thus, clear as crystal, the law punishes armed robbery with death in nigeria and no less. According to alubo 1993, at independence in 1960 the colonial masters had already supper imposed on nigeria a dependent system that was characterized by private ownership of wealth by individuals. The news agency of nigeria nan reports that armed robbers had attacked five commercial banks in offa on april 5, during which 17 persons, including policemen and a pregnant woman were killed.