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Organised crime in Nigeria includes activities by fraudsters, bandits (such as looting and kidnappings on major highways), drug traffickers and racketeers, which have spread across Western Africa. Nigerian criminal gangs rose to prominence in the 1980s, owing much to the globalisation of the world's economies and the high level of lawlessness ...
Crime in Nigeria is investigated by the Nigerian Police. Nigeria is considered to be a country with a high level of crime, ranking 19th among the least peaceful countries in the world. [1] During the first half of 2022, almost 6,000 people were killed by jihadists, kidnappers, bandits or the Nigerian army. [2]
Children victims of human trafficking from Nigeria often are trafficked in Nigeria or other African countries. [19] Human trafficking is a significant transnational crime, which is seen as similar to a modern day slave trade. [19] Edo state is recorded to have the highest percentage of externally trafficked victims in Nigeria. [18]
NAPTIP is a national compliance to the international obligation under the Trafficking in Persons Protocol and responds to the need to prevent, suppress, and punish trafficking in persons, especially women, and children, complementing the United Nations Transnational Organized Crime Convention (UNTOC).
The Black Axe is an international confraternity with roots in Nigeria.Originally formed from and inspired by the Neo Black Movement of Africa (NBM), it was established at the University of Benin (Benin City, Edo State) as part of the Pan-African movement in 1977.
Transnational crimes are crimes that have actual or potential effect across national borders and crimes that are intrastate but offend fundamental values of the international community. [1] The term is commonly used in the law enforcement and academic communities.
The convention was adopted by a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on 15 November 2000.. The Convention came into force on 29 September 2003. According to Leoluca Orlando, Mayor of Palermo, the convention was the first international convention to fight transnational organized crime, trafficking of human beings, and terrorism.
Operation Jackal III was a global law enforcement operation targeting West African organized crime groups. The operation was coordinated by Interpol and ran from April 10 to July 3, 2024, across 21 countries on five continents. [1]