Exploring socio-demographic factors, avoiding being a victim and fear of crime in a Nigerian university

DO Iloma, MU Nnam, JE Effiong, MJ Eteng… - Security Journal, 2023 - Springer
The study investigated the phenomenon of fear of crime in the Nigerian University system by
recruiting 106 students with mean age of 23.44 years and standard deviation of 3.62. To …

'I went through hell': Strategies for kidnapping and victims' experiences in Nigeria

O Tade, UA Ojedokun, AA Aderinto - Journal of Aggression …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the experiences of the victims of kidnapping when in captivity can provide
useful data for designing public safety behavior programs. Such experiences when probed …

Voices from 'Igbo Bunks': A qualitative study of the complicity of law-enforcement agents in marijuana use in a Nigerian community

MU Nnam, EJ Owan, AN Idike, OE Ibiam… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
There exists observable complicity by law enforcement agents in illicit drug networks for
financial gain and yet the problem remains under-researched. Thus, this study explored the …

'… Even correctional institutions are not safe': A qualitative study of campus secret cults/cultism among selected inmates in a custodial centre

MU Nnam, EJ Owan, MS Otu, GP Okechukwu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The violent crime of campus cultism is widespread in Nigeria and hence has attracted
increasing policy attention and scholarly works. However, much of the literature has focused …

“When I Take Drugs, I Don't Care”: Insights into the Operational Dynamics of Male Violent Offenders in a Correctional Centre

MU Nnam, GEO Ordu, MJ Eteng… - … journal of offender …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigated the operational dynamics of male violent offenders incarcerated in
Abakaliki custodial center, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey research design was adopted …

Why we break the law and relapse: Exploring the societal factor-recidivism nexus among selected inmates in a custodial center

MU Nnam, O Obiefuna, O Eni… - Journal of Forensic …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Despite consistent literature supporting recidivism, data-based studies that explore the
societal factor-recidivism nexus are essentially of Western sources, so only little empirical …

Unveiling the multifaceted dimensions: a sociological inquiry into kidnapping in Nigeria

MO Demehin, SA Raji, M Ala - Crime, Law and Social Change, 2024 - Springer
One of the enduring social crimes throughout history is kidnapping. While its manifestations
are global, there are distinct local variations in its specifics. This social malady has surged …

State repression and escalation in Biafra social movements in Nigeria: Any way out?

MU Nnam, EJ Owan, MJ Eteng, GP Okechukwu… - Crime, Law and Social …, 2022 - Springer
This study examined the effects of State repression on the escalation in Biafra social
movements in Nigeria. Integrated Separatist Agitation Theory (ISAT) was applied in the …

Beyond evidence and reality: the politics, political economy and fallout of hawkish regulatory policy on prescription drugs in Nigeria

SE Otu, MU Nnam, MJ Eteng, IM Amugo… - Drugs, Habits and …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the politics, political economy, and fallout of
hawkish regulatory policy on prescription drugs in Nigeria. Hawkish regulatory policy on …

Gunmen, Bandits and Ransom Demanders: A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Study of the Construction of Abduction in the Nigerian Press

A Osisanwo - Corpus-based Studies across Humanities, 2024 - degruyter.com
Abduction has recently become a security threat bedevilling Nigeria. This corpus-assisted
critical discourse study examines news reports published by selected English-medium …