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Johnson Ayodele

This article reviews how citizens' corruption-reporting practices have challenged some establishe... more This article reviews how citizens' corruption-reporting practices have challenged some established assertions of the classical thoughts of Durkheim on solidarity to trigger 'imodoye'the third-tier solidarity in Nigeria. Gleaning data from secondary sources, it acknowledges the disclosure-fostering bonds of the mechanical (first-tier) solidarity and the disclosure-suppressing anomie of the organic (second-tier) solidarity. The widely presumed contempt of Buhari for impunity and his use of whistleblowers to make criminals refill the treasury they had treacherously emptied distinguish 'imodoye' solidarity as a new norm of reward-driven and disclosure-enabling anticorruption proposal. This article concludes that rewards neutralize the fear of reprisal and intensify the culture of whistle-blowing. The government should establish Imodoye Public Agricultural Settlement Agenda (IPASA) as a prisonextension facility for productive-payback services and Ownership Verification Number (OVN) to make anti-graft agencies track criminal investment of stolen money in the real-estate corridor.

Johnson Ayodele, 2017

Nonreporting practices have significant effects on public safety, yet the scientific community kn... more Nonreporting practices have significant effects on public safety, yet the scientific community knows little about the reasons that predispose victims towards nonreporting in Lagos, Nigeria. The author CONTACT Johnson Oluwole

The paper analyses the significance of implementation of the European Parliament and Council Dire... more The paper analyses the significance of implementation of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2012/29. This document, devoted to victims' rights protection, has had significant impact on introducing restorative justice provisions into the Polish Code of Criminal Procedure of 1997. The paper discusses effectiveness of mediation in the Polish criminal procedure. It also examines statistical data collected from Polish courts regarding mediation. The conclusion is that mediation does not constitute a competitive institution towards the traditional judicial system which still remains the only "supplier" of cases for mediation in criminal matters in Poland.

Johnson Ayodele, 2017

This article examines the implications of the traditional justice system for crime control in Osh... more This article examines the implications of the traditional justice system for crime control in Oshogbo. It used qualitative methods and a purposive sampling method to select 35 in-depth, 5 key informant interview participants and 3 major streets in Oshogbo, respectively. Data were content analyzed. The study found that the traditional and formal justices reduce customary and complex offenses with norms and laws, respectively. It concludes that a formal-traditional partnership will reduce criminality. It suggests the reorganization and co-optation of state and non-state systems under an institutional umbrella to reduce crime and improve public safety in Oshogbo.

Johnson Ayodele

Numerous crimes having causes yet unknown to Western theorists exist in Africa. On this, most off... more Numerous crimes having causes yet unknown to Western theorists exist in
Africa. On this, most offenders anchor their claims of the-devil-pushed-me-to-offend
justification to reduce their punishment. The present study uses a combination of
demonology and disease model to explain tradition-based causes of crime among the
Yoruba people of Nigeria. It collected qualitative data from purposively selected six
focus group discussions and 48 in-depth interview participants from six Yoruba states.
The data were content-analyzed. The findings indicated that “afise” accounts for some
offenses which offenders unwittingly committed. The study concludes that situations
beyond some offenders’ control sometimes explain their criminal acts. It suggests a
replacement of punishment and cruelty for the sick role behaviors of afise-induced
offenders with normative cure and compassion, not scientific analyses.

JOHNSON AYODELE, 2016

Crime surveys of businesses have revealed that while crimes in which men were victims tend to be ... more Crime surveys of businesses have revealed that while crimes in which men were victims tend to be reported, those in which women were victims are likely to go unreported to the police. Understanding the reasons behind male reporting and female non-reporting is useful not only for collection of crime statistics but also for improving crime control competences of law enforcement agencies. This article examines the impact of crime involving market women on their crime-reporting practices in Oyo town, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted quantitative and qualitative approaches. Copies of a questionnaire were administered to collect quantitative data from randomly selected 210 market women at Akesan, Sabo, and Mosadoba markets in Oyo town. Five focus group discussions, in-depth and key informant interviews were conducted to complement quantitative data. Both data were analyzed. The study found that cultural considerations stand between crime events that hurt the economic interests of women and their readiness to report to the police. Due to the very low confidence that market women have in the ability and willingness of the police to apprehend criminals, they prefer to internalize their losses, take their cases to traditional rulers who use "oro cult" to protect them against criminals, or approach available faith-based options such as churches and mosques. The article concludes that women have economy-enriching roles to play in the context of sustainable security. It therefore suggests that the government should address public safety to enable market women make their modest contribution to Nigeria's economic development.

Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 2021

ABSTRACT This article examined the implications of resource allocation for weaponised poverty and... more ABSTRACT This article examined the implications of resource allocation for weaponised poverty and deviant economies in Nigeria. It used a quantitative method to collect data from 600 respondents randomly selected from three of the existing six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Through purposive sampling, it selected 12 in-depth interview respondents to obtain complementary qualitative data that were content analysed. The logistic regression analysis indicated a significant relationship between resource allocation and weaponised poverty in Nigeria (β = 2.095 P value < .001). The article concludes that the presence of resources in each state of Nigeria undermines the politics of ethnic entitlement. To prevent more citizens from sliding into poverty, it suggests a paradigm shift from the political resource allocation formula (PRAF) to an equitable resource allocation formula (ERAF) alternative or an admixture of ERAF and concessional resources allocation formula (CRAF).

Government’s incompetence causes public restlessness; nevertheless, it overlooks how this shapes ... more Government’s incompetence causes public restlessness; nevertheless, it overlooks how this shapes public trust. This paper examines how government’s failure to meet the expectations of the governed has caused it to lose public trust in Nigeria. Using exchange theory as its theoretical framework, the survey research design, involving the use of qualitative and quantitative methods, was adopted. It covered the three senatorial districts in Lagos using data obtained from 220 respondents selected through a multistage sampling procedure. Three focus group discussions were conducted for complementary qualitative data. Data analysis involved the use of simple percentages, chi square and content analysis. The findings indicated that 90.0 % of the respondents said subsidy proceeds were poorly managed by government, that they distrust government (85.0%), equate trust with votes (60.0%) and that dishonesty reduces public trust (60.0%). To develop trust in government, 80.0 % of the respondents s...

Advances in Public Policy and Administration, 2017

Considering the implications of population movements for places of origin and destinations, migra... more Considering the implications of population movements for places of origin and destinations, migration has garnered significant interest in recent scholarship. To advance this objective, this chapter examines the influence of migration and crime on development in Lagos, Nigeria. The study used both quantitative and qualitative methods to collect data from 310 respondents. Data were analysed. Results show that 84.4% of Hausa, Yoruba (76%), others (73.3%) and Igbo (57.8%), planned their migration to Lagos. Overall, 95.8% of the respondents acknowledged that they had no assurances of jobs before migrating to Lagos. As frustration develops, some migrants embrace crime and endanger development. The study concluded that if development is inclusive, migration will be naturally controlled as individuals will remain in their places of origin rather than constituting nuisance to development in Lagos. It therefore suggests that government should control crime so that the people can see the poss...

Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Overcoming Violence Against Women, 2017

The principles of restorative justice (RJ) and traditional African mediatory practices share a si... more The principles of restorative justice (RJ) and traditional African mediatory practices share a similar vision about giving social healing to offenders, victims, and communities in the aftermath of victimization. Regrettably, colonialism drove Africa's traditional restoration-based justice initiative out by forcefully replacing it with its retribution-oriented alternative. The chapter theoretically examines RJ vis-à-vis women's experiences of violence in Nigeria. It obtained its data mainly from secondary sources. It argues that culture prevents numerous cases involving the interests of women, as wives or intimate partners of men, from public negotiation especially with or before strangers in Nigeria. This chapter concludes that RJ is an innovative means of returning to and modernizing Africa's history of social healing to ease access of Nigerians to justice, regardless of gender.

African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies, 2016

IntroductionInheritance is a cultural practice that cuts across the whole world. It is a critical... more IntroductionInheritance is a cultural practice that cuts across the whole world. It is a critical mode of property transfer in many Sub-Saharan African countries (Platteau & Baland, 2000; UN Habitat, 2006), where inheritance distributions are culturally done through direct and intimate interactions among family members. The personal nature of such inheritance distributive practices is vulnerable to abuse. The existing research literature from various Sub-Saharan African societies highlights how as a result of existing social conventions widows and orphans are particularly vulnerable to losing their rights of access to properties they enjoyed during the lifetime of their husbands or fathers (Rose, 2006; Oleke, Blystad & Rekdal, 2005; Strickland, 2004; Drimie, 2003; Human Rights Watch, 2003; Drimie, 2002).In few instances when widows are favoured by inheritance distributive decisions, some members of the husbands' family often become aggrieved. Consequently, they raise seemingly j...

African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies, 2016

Socio-cultural conditions of victims are critical components for effective policing of traditiona... more Socio-cultural conditions of victims are critical components for effective policing of traditional neighborhoods. Nevertheless, little research attention has been paid to how these conditions drive victims' reporting decision-making. This study examines the influence of socio-cultural conditions on reporting among victims in Lagos, Nigeria, using quantitative and qualitative methods. Multistage sampling consisting of purposive and simple random techniques was used to select study locations and respondents respectively. Quantitative data were analyzed at three levels. Qualitative data were content analyzed. Logistic regression results indicated that respondents, who reported that extended family connections frustrate crime reporting, are eight times more likely to discourage crime reporting relative to other factors. Moreover, respondents who reported that cooperation, which the extended family connections provide sometimes conceal crime, is over two times more likely to discourage crime reporting relative to other factors. The study concludes that socio-cultural conditions are significant correlates of reporting. It suggests that government should make community norms drive reporting to restore hope for justice and build less violent communities in Lagos.

Journal of International Social Research, 2015

Oro is one of the many systems for ensuring peace and harmony among Yoruba people of the South We... more Oro is one of the many systems for ensuring peace and harmony among Yoruba people of the South Western part of Nigeria. Being a mechanism used as an extrajudicial resource among Awori communities, the sacred forest (Igbo Oro) and Oro sanctuary (Ojubo Oro) are not accessible to non-initiates, particularly women. This paper examined the implications of women's exclusion from Oro Cult for socioeconomic equity among the Awori people of Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos, Nigeria. Qualitative data were sourced through 20 in-depth interviews involving the chief priests, the traditional rulers, opinion leaders, community heads, and some Awori people who are resident in Ojo Local Government Area. These were complemented with archival records. Data were content analysed. The findings suggest that women were displeased with the abridgment of their right of freedom of movement for the duration of Oro festival. The study concluded that the threat inherent in the widespread belief that any woman who beholds the Oro cult shall die is not only discriminatory, it is inhibitive of sustainable economic interaction. The study suggests that public policy should enable the Oro cult to focus more on public security and minimize its life threatening trauma to Awori women in particular and Nigerian women in general.

SAGE Open, 2015

SAGE Open, 2014

Badagry is the first community to receive the Christian religion in Nigeria. For this, every good... more Badagry is the first community to receive the Christian religion in Nigeria. For this, every good reason exists to suppose that its coming into early contact with the missionaries should have caused the Ogu people to acquire a healthier understanding of fair play in the context of widowhood practices. Regrettably, they seem to respond more slowly to change in their attitudes to widows. Thus, despite the overwhelming presence of Christian relics in the ancient town of Badagry, traditional customs such as wife inheritance and widowhood rites have continued to appear significantly associated with violence against which women are not well-protected. “Gender Victimization: A Study of Widowhood Practices” among Ogu People of Lagos is the focus of this study. Quantitative and qualitative methods were adopted for the study. Thus, five in-depth interviews and three focus group discussion instruments were used to collect primary data, which were used to complement quantitative data. Although ...

South African Review of Sociology, 2017

By experience, formal control structures working alone have not solved all criminal acts. This ar... more By experience, formal control structures working alone have not solved all criminal acts. This article reports on a study that examined the efforts of agba (elder), ajobi (consanguinity) and ajogbe (co-residency) as informal structures of vigilantism to control crime in Egba, Nigeria. The study used a purposive sampling technique to select the study area, and the participants in focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. The data was content analysed. The findings indicated the efforts of agba, ajobi and ajogbe as they manifest in the activities of vigilantism help to prevent, control and solve crimes that inevitably occur in Egba. The study concluded that the informal structures of vigilantism, in partnership with the Western structures of crime control, could sustain the safety in Egba. Government should stimulate formal-informal partnership among crime control structures and actors to improve community participation in crime control in Egba.

International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2014

IntroductionFrom our traditional society era to the modem times, various role players and actors ... more IntroductionFrom our traditional society era to the modem times, various role players and actors have been involved in law enforcement and public order services in our communities. In traditional epoch, there was a highly developed 'age grade system' and 'masquerade cults' in Igbo societies; secret societies such as Ogboni, Oro cults and Egungun Masquerade cult performed crime control functions in Yoruba communities and so did Ekpe cult groups among the Effiks and Ibibios (Ibidapo-Obe, 2004). These institutions, which were all recognized in the traditional era, ensured that crimes were controlled and social order maintained (Chukwuma, 2011). The history of community police relation in Nigeria has been described as cold as the idea of policing imposed on the country by the colonial masters was calculated to foster an antagonism between the policed and the police (Alemika & Chukwuma, 2000; Onoja, 2007; Tamuno, 1970).In modern era, state institutions such as the police ...

International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2017

This paper examines the factors that predispose men to female-perpetrated violence in Lagos, Nige... more This paper examines the factors that predispose men to female-perpetrated violence in Lagos, Nigeria. Using snowball sampling, it purposively selected one case study, one key informant and two in-depth interview participants from each of the three Senatorial Districts of Lagos. Data were content analysed. Findings indicated that male victims of domestic violence abound in Lagos; stigmatisation causes male victims’ nondisclosure; and female aggressors sometimes used traditional mechanisms to control their male victims. The study concludes that lack of support worsens the conditions of male victims of domestic violence in Lagos. To prevent domestic violence, it suggests that the government should make institutional provisions for male victims. ________________________________________________________________________

Various reasons cause community residents not to report crimes to the police. This study examined... more Various reasons cause community residents not to report crimes to the police. This study examined the capacity to report crimes among residents of communities in Lagos, Nigeria within the functionalist framework. A combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches was adopted. The study was conducted in the three senatorial districts of Lagos. Data collection involved a survey of 948 respondents selected though a multistage sampling procedure, 6 In-Depth Interviews, 12 Key Informant Interviews and 10 Case Studies were conducted to elicit qualitative data. While quantitative data analysis involved the use of descriptive statistical tools, chi square and regression, qualitative data were content analysed. Findings show that 50.6% of respondents had no capacity to report crime due to ignorance and 48.2% because of pressures from social networks. Moreover, while 1.6% of respondents were less constrained to report crime to the police because they suspected the police, 33.2% were sca...

Johnson Ayodele

Johnson Ayodele, 2017

Johnson Ayodele

JOHNSON AYODELE, 2016

Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 2021

Advances in Public Policy and Administration, 2017

Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Overcoming Violence Against Women, 2017

African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies, 2016

Journal of International Social Research, 2015

SAGE Open, 2015

SAGE Open, 2014

South African Review of Sociology, 2017

International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2014

International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2017