Security policy regional coordinator at friedrichebertstiftung fes in abuja, nigeria and the opening remarks of the deputy. Looting by the ruling elites multinational corporations an. Cross border crimes in west african sub region semantic scholar. Nigerian organized crime is known for forged documents, human trafficking with italy as a major destination as well as arms trafficking. The president said that the fight against crime and criminality could only be won through the collective will. Introduction across the world, the existence of militant groups, organized criminal gangs and the nexus.
Corruption in nigeria 6 prevalence and frequency of bribery at the national level, urbanrural areas and by zone, nigeria, 2016 nigerians consider bribery the third most important problem facing their country the above findings could explain why, after the high cost of living and unemployment, nigerians. The notorious scam emails have definitely not helped this perception. Pdf exploring the implications of transborder crimes. Pdf transborder crime and the civilsociety organizations in. Pdf transborder crime and its socioeconomic impact on.
Economic crime is an act of sabotage that affects the economy of a state or nation. In the wake of globalization and the explosion in communication. Transnational crime has fueled the rise of violent extremist groups in places like nigeria, the horn of africa, and the sahelsahara region. Nigerias response to transnational organised crime and. Nigeria is also confronting a terrorist insurgency led by boko haram and its offshoot isiswest africa, which remains the cause of the insecurity in the lake chad basin.
Transborder crime and the civilsociety organizations in. Thus, easy trans border movements have exacerbated transnational crime. This guide is intended as a starting point for research in the field on transnational crime. The second part discusses transborder economic crime within the context and. Transnational crime research guide international law. State department, tapping into transnational organized criminal networks can be profitable for terrorist. The increase in the rise in smuggling, arms trafficking, drugs trafficking, human trafficking, and money laundry.
Border security, arms proliferation and terrorism in nigeria by lt col sagir musa proliferation of small arms and light weapons is increasingly and dangerously becoming a. Oil being the biggest single business in nigeria, the transborder character precipitated by. H1 the role of government in combating cross border crime in nigeria is high. Department of political science, nnamdi azikiwe university, awka, nigeria 2. Border conflicts, border states, boko haram, regional security, global theoretical framework, porous borders, military assistance, transborder incursions, islamization, transnational organized crime. The dimensions and momentum of transborder smuggling and criminal activities have increased with the.
No surprise, nigeria is listed by the fbi as one of the countries evolving the new trend of organized crime across the world. The increase in the rise in smuggling, arms trafficking, drugs trafficking. The boko haram insurgency and its impact on border. Transnational crime has spread exponentially with the development of globalization and it is only relatively recent that some progress has been made by states and international organizations in developing measures to combat this type of criminality. The paper shows that attempts by nigeria to promote social and economic activities with her neighbours encourage the establishment of border markets and illela border market is not an exception. The phenomenal rise in money laundering and drug trafficking and other trans. Buhari charges ecowas security chiefs on trans border crimes. The fees are largely determined by the distance of the smuggling trajectory, number of border crossings, geographic conditions, means of trans. For nigeria, economic and national security rank higher. The focus of this paper therefore is to examine the implications of cross border crimes in west africa for nigerias national security and external relations. The revenues generated from the 11 crimes covered in this reportestimated. In a situation where a world order founded on the state as the unit of law. Perception of common crimes across nigeria borders border town dwellers sno types of crime frequency percentage % 1 armed robbery 2 smuggling 117 81.
Nigerian traders import grains, tubers, vegetables and livestock from niger, benin and chad republics to. Department of political science, anambra state university, igbariam, nigeria abstract. Despite the efforts of crossborder security agencies like the nigeria police, customs service, immigration services, and nigerian civil defense etc, nigeria borders have been described as porous allowing all sorts of cross border or transborder criminal activities such as human trafficking, smuggling, drug trafficking, arm robbery, money laundry and illicit arms trafficking resulting to. Transborder elements are apparent in marys case and accessing information stored in foreign jurisdictions complicates investigations significantly. The paper examines the phenomenon of economic crime across borders and its specific character of illegal oil bunkering in nigeria visavis the countrys economic reform agenda. Countering illicit arms trafficking and its links to. Proudly built by ai2 with the help of our collaborators using these sources. Borders congressional research service 3 such as anarchists in 1903, aliens considered a threat to public safety during times of war 1918, communists 1950, and terrorists 1996.
Easy transborder movements and transnational crime in. Police and crossborder crime in an era of globalisation. Transborder commerce between nigeria and her neighbours is mutually beneficial. Nigeria, niger republic launch joint operation to curb. Nigeria is home to a substantial network of organized crime such as robbery, highway crime, rape and assault and act of terrorism. Thematic document 2009 national security and migration.
Maritime crime has also captured the attention of the regional states and international community. A corruption in nigeria united nations office on drugs. However, in liberalising the movement of persons, goods and services across borders, globalisation unwittingly eased the difficulty in committing transborder financial crimes aas, 2007. Pdf transborder economic crimes, illegal oil bunkering. The case of the beninnigeria border article pdf available in security journal 303 july 2015 with 1,976 reads how we measure reads. A transborder crime, also referred to as a transnational crime, is a criminal act violating the law that involves more than one country. A study of seme border 19992017 olagbemi mobolaji, joshua olaniyi alabi. In 2014, nigeria enacted the guidelines for nigerian content development in information and communications technology ict, which introduced several restrictions on crossborder data flows and mandated that all subscriber, government, and consumer data be stored locally. This article examines the causes and effect of transborder crime on nigerias security. Revisiting nigerian pastoral nomadic fulani question by moses o. Border security, arms proliferation and terrorism in.
Transborder crime and nigeria security global journals. Giving considerations to high proliferations of small arms and light weapons salws in the west african subregion, the study examined the cases of trans border crime with nigeria closest and immediate neighbours benin 773km, niger 1497 km chad. The porosity of the vast nigerian borders is a core factor to the proliferation of small arms and light weapons cleen foundation, 2015. Nigeria consistently gets mentioned on the wrong side of human development indicators of.
Pdf interrogating crossborder security sector synergy. Both at bilateral and multilateral levels, nigeria has shown commitment to working with other countries within the west african subregion to address the menace of transnational criminality including smuggling, human trafficking and crossborder banditry. This strategy is organized around a single unifying principle. Third, moving towards greater intraservice, interservice, bilateral, regional and international cooperation in border management will help combat transnational organized crime and terrorism. Introduction while the international order among states is quite strong, the world is not peaceful. Interestingly, as these movements increase with ease, just as border checks diminish, transnational crime also increases.
Pdf this article examines the implications of transborder crime on the socio economic. Nigeria and niger republic have launched a joint operation codenamed, operation ninibo to check illicit drug activities and other organised crimes, including recovery of stolen vehicles and. The sahel is being increasingly destabilised by crossborder crime, drug trafficking, the tuareg conflict, terrorism and the spread of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb. The federal government has assured that it would continue to collaborate with ecowasmember states by creating an enabling environment for the establishment of the west african police information system wapis in. Nigeria partners ecowas to fight terrorism,transborder crimes. Abstract this article examines the causes and effect of transborder crime on. H0 the role of government in combating cross border crime in nigeria is low. The increase in the rise in smuggling, arms trafficking. First, this zone is among the most significant for crossborder crime and trafficking in the region. A twoday tripartite meeting of security personnel from burkina faso, togo and ghana has ended in kombissiri, burkina faso, with a call on countries to strengthen closer tides in dealing with transborder crime.
This article examines the implications of trans border crime on the socioeconomic development of developing societies. Pdf challenges of nigeria borders and frontier security. Easy transborder movements and transnational crimes in. This article examines the origin and development of illela border market in sokoto state, nigeria. Among the questions the paper seeks to address are. Transborder economic crimes, illegal oil bunke natural. Foreign policy issues for congress congressional research service 2 include regions plagued by endemic corruption, conflict or postconflict zones where legitimate governance has yet to take root, border regions, free trade zones, and urban mega cities where. Transnational threats, security, nigeria, benin republic, globalisation, crime. Mohammed isah says the agency is working with the office of the attorney general of the federation to block about 200. Nigeria police force as it is known is the major organ that is saddled with responsibility of crime prevention and control in the country, but the burgeoning crime and the sophistication with which it is executed makes the functions of the nigeria police force very cumbersome and arduous. One notable exception was in august 2003, when thenpresident olusegun obasanjo closed the seme border to benin for two weeks after serial crimes committed by amani tidjani, a transborder crime kingpin notorious for stealing and then selling stolen cars between both countries. Transnational crimes and nigerias security grin publishing.
According to david luna, who specializes in international narcotics and law enforcement at the u. For example, cases are legion of frauds initiated in one country and consummated in about five countries in spite of the contingencies of national borders. Abstract this article examines the causes and effect of trans border crime on nigeria s security. Ghana, togo, burkina faso strategise to fight transborder. The harm caused is not restricted to the loss of state revenue. The triumph of civil society engagement in stamping out military rule in nigeria and the success recorded especially in south africa, asia, and eastern europe have largely given a discourse on civil society an innate positivity in developing nations. Both at bilateral and multilateral levels, nigeria has shown commitment to working with other countries within the west african subregion to address the menace of transnational criminality including smuggling, human trafficking and cross border banditry. The envisaged transition in the vision 2020 from an ecowas of states to an. Buhari charges ecowas security chiefs on trans border. Thus, easy transborder movements have exacerbated transnational crime.
The borderlessborder and internal security challenges in. This study examines the factors behind crossborder crime at the nigeriabenin border, and police efforts to combat it. Abstract this article examines the causes and effect of transborder crime on nigerias security. Department of sociology university of calabar, calabar, nigeria. The smugglers profits stem from the fees they charge migrants for their services. It was to develop new perspectives and strategies for practical transborder cooperation in the area of security, free movement of goods and. For example, pipeline vandalism, illegal oil bunkering, tax evasion, etc.
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