Benjamin Okorie Ajah
Biographic Data
| ID | 1147583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Okorie Ajah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin Okorie |
| FAMILY NAME | Ajah |
| SIGNATURE | AJAH B O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nigeria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5942-1809 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Stakeholders' perspectives on correctional officers’ attitudes and recidivism in a maximum-security custodial centre in southeast Nigeria
The tendencies of inmates in Nigeria to relapse into crime or not after release from incarceration may be influenced by the attitude of correctional officers, which has been a hindrance to effective rehabilitation and reintegration of the inmates. This study investigated stakeholders' perspectives on correctional officers' attitudes as a perceived factor for recidivism in a maximum-security custodial centre in Southeast Nigeria. The study adopted…
Combating Transnational Crime
Objectives: The main objective of this study is to evaluate the role of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in combating illicit activities within the region's security architecture. The study draws on Security Complex Theory to examine how the interconnected security concerns of West African states necessitate a collective regional response. Methodology: The study employs a qualitative research design using secondary data draw…
Emotional insecurity, social support, and drug use in a Nigerian university
The study examined how emotional insecurity and social support correlate with drug use among university students in Nigeria. Using a mixed-methods approach and purposive sampling, the research involved 513 participants: 486 students (221 males and 265 females) and 27 lecturers (21 males and 6 females). The quantitative data were analysed using linear regression and the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, while the qualitative data wer…
Cultural Syncretism and Crime
Community land conflicts and pro-poor urban land access in Enugu, Nigeria
Pro-poor land access for physical development is hindered by communal land conflicts in most developing countries like Nigeria, thereby inducing homelessness. As the capital city of the then Eastern Region of Nigeria, Enugu has witnessed communal land conflicts and associated challenges in urban expansion, infrastructure development and land-use planning. This study examines the dynamics of communal land conflicts, land access challenges and thei…
Narrative accounts, feelings, and perceptions of yahoo-plus offenders in Enugu and Abakaliki correctional centers, Nigeria
There have been speculative debates and assumptions on the causes, implications, and proper sanctions for Yahoo-Plus, primarily from academic, non-academic, and media writers. These discussions are valuable as they highlight the dangers of Yahoo-Plus and propose solutions. However, none have conducted a detailed study from the offenders' perspectives. Deviating from conventional approaches, this study examines the narrative accounts, feelings, an…
Exploring the Legal Rights of Expatriates on Taxation in Their Host Countries
Prospective Strategies for the use of Virtual and Augmented Realities by the Somali Criminal Justice System in Bringing Al-Shabab Terrorists to Justice
Poverty and human capital development
Examining the Views and Opinions of Itinerary Traders on Adherence to Covid-19 Lockdown in Enugu State, Nigeria
Hazardous drinking and the dark triad
Socio-cultural practices and stress among working mothers of underage children in the Public Universities of Nigeria
The study examined the sociocultural factors that bring about stress to working mothers of underage children at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka by recruiting 504 academic and non-academic staff. To assess the study variables in a cross-sectional survey, a questionnaire, and an in-depth interview schedule were employed in collecting data from working mothers of underage children in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The Chi-square (?2) statistic…
Investigating the awareness of virtual and augmented realities as a criminal justice response to the plight of awaiting-trial inmates in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
A critical analysis of the impact of religion on the Nigerian struggle for nationhood
Religion plays a vital role in the formation of conscience and therefore is very important in determining how people co-exist in a society. Nigerian citizens live in regions other than their ethnic geographical areas, but they are not recognised as people of the same destiny and subjects of equal rights. The long period of military dictatorship that truncated the country’s democracy since the civil war gave Nigerians a constitution which adopted …
Cyberspace, Black-Hat Hacking and Economic Sustainability of Corporate Organizations in Cross-River State, Nigeria
Globally, e-commerce offers unlimited opportunities for corporate organizations to flourish as its customers reside in all parts of the universe. However, given the fluid nature of the cyberspace, black-hat hackers have enormously taken undue advantages of such mobility to perpetrate numerous financial frauds against individuals and corporate organizations. The impact of their attacks on the economic sustainability of corporate organizations is o…
Health sector corruption and Covid-19 outbreak
This paper examines self-accounting views of health sector corruption in the midst of COVID-19 outbreak in Enugu and Anambra States, Nigeria. Using a qualitative research approach, a sample of 36 respondents was drawn from Anambra and Enugu States. The purposive sampling technique was used to reach the respondents. In-depth interviews were the instrument for data collection. Findings confirmed that corruption in the health sector has created inst…
Behind Bars But Not Sentenced
Quick dispensation of justice is necessary for every democratic society to succeed. It is encouraging to see studies, concerns and active agitations from people on the promotion of quick justice in Nigeria. Unfortunately, these studies and agitations have not yielded any concrete results. This article examines how a computerized central repository system can address awaiting-trial problems in Ebonyi State. Utilizing quantitative and qualitative a…
Addressing the biblical and ecclesial obligation of Nigerian Roman-Catholic priests in promotion of peace and social justice
Some of the Nigerian Roman-Catholic priests had been murdered by armed criminals in the presbyteries on account of their witnessing to the gospel truth. Others have continued to receive threats of molestation and death for the same reason. This necessitated the current study that adopted an etymological approach and secondary sources of data, such as journal articles, newspaper publications and policy briefs, to discuss on how to address the bibl…
Exploring the reasons for perennial attacks on churches in Nigeria through the victims’ perspective
Although there are several provisions within the Nigerian legal framework that, however, address the issue of church attack, the state capacity to implement effective constitutional sanctioning on perpetrators of this heinous crime has always been found wanting or completely absent, leading to countless religious attacks on churches with seeming state consent. This study employs semi-structured interviews to draw data from affected families from …
Religious Fanaticism and Changing Patterns of Violent Crime in Nigeria
Fanaticism has brewed into different forms in the Nigerian context – and the gravest is religious fanaticism. It has taken hold of most clans, religions, and ethnic groups across Nigeria. Religion has always existed in Nigerian societies and also has fanaticism but the level of violence precipitated by this fanaticism is apparently unprecedented. This paper journeys into the beginning of religious fanaticism in Nigeria and its changing patterns o…
The Troubling Epidemic of Wife-Battering in Ogbaru and Onitsha North Local Government Areas of Anambra State, Nigeria
Purpose: Debates and assumptions on the trend, motives/causes and implications of wife-battering in Nigeria are largely speculative. The purpose of this article is to explore in a raw form, the socio-economic determinants of wife-battering, on the sub-areas of family violence. Methods: Using qualitative and quantitative research methods, a sample of 364 respondents comprising 196 males and 168 females was drawn from Anambra State, Nigeria. Multi-…
Special Courts as Nigerian Criminal Justice Response to the Plight of Awaiting Trial Inmates in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
This study looks at how using special courts can provide succor to the plight of awaiting trial inmates in Ebonyi state, Nigeria. The study adopted quantitative and qualitative research methods, with a sample of 1,498 respondents comprising 617 police officers, 623 awaiting-trial inmates, 113 court staff, and 145 prison officers drawn from Ebonyi State. Purposive and Multi-stage sampling techniques were used to reach the respondents. The quantita…
Nigerian Criminal Justice System and Victims of Crime Neglect in Enugu Urban
As essentialareaof criminology, crime victims have really never been accorded due recognition in Nigeria. It is in this regard that this paper discusses the Nigerian criminal justice system and the issue of victim neglect in Enugu urban. Using qualitative and quantitative research approaches, a sample of 604 respondents were drawn from Enugu urban. Multi-stage and purposive sampling techniques were used to reach the respondents. Data from both qu…
Health sector corruption and Covid-19 outbreak
This paper examines self-accounting views of health sector corruption in the midst of COVID-19 outbreak in Enugu and Anambra States, Nigeria. Using a qualitative research approach, a sample of 36 respondents was drawn from Anambra and Enugu States. The purposive sampling technique was used to reach the respondents. In-depth interviews were the instrument for data collection. Findings confirmed that corruption in the health sector has created inst…
Behind Bars But Not Sentenced
Quick dispensation of justice is necessary for every democratic society to succeed. It is encouraging to see studies, concerns and active agitations from people on the promotion of quick justice in Nigeria. Unfortunately, these studies and agitations have not yielded any concrete results. This article examines how a computerized central repository system can address awaiting-trial problems in Ebonyi State. Utilizing quantitative and qualitative a…
Special Courts as Nigerian Criminal Justice Response to the Plight of Awaiting Trial Inmates in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
This study looks at how using special courts can provide succor to the plight of awaiting trial inmates in Ebonyi state, Nigeria. The study adopted quantitative and qualitative research methods, with a sample of 1,498 respondents comprising 617 police officers, 623 awaiting-trial inmates, 113 court staff, and 145 prison officers drawn from Ebonyi State. Purposive and Multi-stage sampling techniques were used to reach the respondents. The quantita…
Nigerian Criminal Justice System and Victims of Crime Neglect in Enugu Urban
As essentialareaof criminology, crime victims have really never been accorded due recognition in Nigeria. It is in this regard that this paper discusses the Nigerian criminal justice system and the issue of victim neglect in Enugu urban. Using qualitative and quantitative research approaches, a sample of 604 respondents were drawn from Enugu urban. Multi-stage and purposive sampling techniques were used to reach the respondents. Data from both qu…
Poverty and human capital development
Nigerian Criminal Justice System and Victims of Crime Neglect in Enugu Urban
As essentialareaof criminology, crime victims have really never been accorded due recognition in Nigeria. It is in this regard that this paper discusses the Nigerian criminal justice system and the issue of victim neglect in Enugu urban. Using qualitative and quantitative research approaches, a sample of 604 respondents were drawn from Enugu urban. Multi-stage and purposive sampling techniques were used to reach the respondents. Data from both qu…
Addressing the biblical and ecclesial obligation of Nigerian Roman-Catholic priests in promotion of peace and social justice
Some of the Nigerian Roman-Catholic priests had been murdered by armed criminals in the presbyteries on account of their witnessing to the gospel truth. Others have continued to receive threats of molestation and death for the same reason. This necessitated the current study that adopted an etymological approach and secondary sources of data, such as journal articles, newspaper publications and policy briefs, to discuss on how to address the bibl…
Exploring the reasons for perennial attacks on churches in Nigeria through the victims’ perspective
Although there are several provisions within the Nigerian legal framework that, however, address the issue of church attack, the state capacity to implement effective constitutional sanctioning on perpetrators of this heinous crime has always been found wanting or completely absent, leading to countless religious attacks on churches with seeming state consent. This study employs semi-structured interviews to draw data from affected families from …
Religious Fanaticism and Changing Patterns of Violent Crime in Nigeria
Fanaticism has brewed into different forms in the Nigerian context – and the gravest is religious fanaticism. It has taken hold of most clans, religions, and ethnic groups across Nigeria. Religion has always existed in Nigerian societies and also has fanaticism but the level of violence precipitated by this fanaticism is apparently unprecedented. This paper journeys into the beginning of religious fanaticism in Nigeria and its changing patterns o…
The Troubling Epidemic of Wife-Battering in Ogbaru and Onitsha North Local Government Areas of Anambra State, Nigeria
Purpose: Debates and assumptions on the trend, motives/causes and implications of wife-battering in Nigeria are largely speculative. The purpose of this article is to explore in a raw form, the socio-economic determinants of wife-battering, on the sub-areas of family violence. Methods: Using qualitative and quantitative research methods, a sample of 364 respondents comprising 196 males and 168 females was drawn from Anambra State, Nigeria. Multi-…
Special Courts as Nigerian Criminal Justice Response to the Plight of Awaiting Trial Inmates in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
This study looks at how using special courts can provide succor to the plight of awaiting trial inmates in Ebonyi state, Nigeria. The study adopted quantitative and qualitative research methods, with a sample of 1,498 respondents comprising 617 police officers, 623 awaiting-trial inmates, 113 court staff, and 145 prison officers drawn from Ebonyi State. Purposive and Multi-stage sampling techniques were used to reach the respondents. The quantita…
Investigating the awareness of virtual and augmented realities as a criminal justice response to the plight of awaiting-trial inmates in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
A critical analysis of the impact of religion on the Nigerian struggle for nationhood
Religion plays a vital role in the formation of conscience and therefore is very important in determining how people co-exist in a society. Nigerian citizens live in regions other than their ethnic geographical areas, but they are not recognised as people of the same destiny and subjects of equal rights. The long period of military dictatorship that truncated the country’s democracy since the civil war gave Nigerians a constitution which adopted …
Cyberspace, Black-Hat Hacking and Economic Sustainability of Corporate Organizations in Cross-River State, Nigeria
Globally, e-commerce offers unlimited opportunities for corporate organizations to flourish as its customers reside in all parts of the universe. However, given the fluid nature of the cyberspace, black-hat hackers have enormously taken undue advantages of such mobility to perpetrate numerous financial frauds against individuals and corporate organizations. The impact of their attacks on the economic sustainability of corporate organizations is o…
Health sector corruption and Covid-19 outbreak
This paper examines self-accounting views of health sector corruption in the midst of COVID-19 outbreak in Enugu and Anambra States, Nigeria. Using a qualitative research approach, a sample of 36 respondents was drawn from Anambra and Enugu States. The purposive sampling technique was used to reach the respondents. In-depth interviews were the instrument for data collection. Findings confirmed that corruption in the health sector has created inst…
Behind Bars But Not Sentenced
Quick dispensation of justice is necessary for every democratic society to succeed. It is encouraging to see studies, concerns and active agitations from people on the promotion of quick justice in Nigeria. Unfortunately, these studies and agitations have not yielded any concrete results. This article examines how a computerized central repository system can address awaiting-trial problems in Ebonyi State. Utilizing quantitative and qualitative a…
Examining the Views and Opinions of Itinerary Traders on Adherence to Covid-19 Lockdown in Enugu State, Nigeria
Hazardous drinking and the dark triad
Socio-cultural practices and stress among working mothers of underage children in the Public Universities of Nigeria
The study examined the sociocultural factors that bring about stress to working mothers of underage children at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka by recruiting 504 academic and non-academic staff. To assess the study variables in a cross-sectional survey, a questionnaire, and an in-depth interview schedule were employed in collecting data from working mothers of underage children in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The Chi-square (?2) statistic…
Prospective Strategies for the use of Virtual and Augmented Realities by the Somali Criminal Justice System in Bringing Al-Shabab Terrorists to Justice
Poverty and human capital development
Community land conflicts and pro-poor urban land access in Enugu, Nigeria
Pro-poor land access for physical development is hindered by communal land conflicts in most developing countries like Nigeria, thereby inducing homelessness. As the capital city of the then Eastern Region of Nigeria, Enugu has witnessed communal land conflicts and associated challenges in urban expansion, infrastructure development and land-use planning. This study examines the dynamics of communal land conflicts, land access challenges and thei…
Narrative accounts, feelings, and perceptions of yahoo-plus offenders in Enugu and Abakaliki correctional centers, Nigeria
There have been speculative debates and assumptions on the causes, implications, and proper sanctions for Yahoo-Plus, primarily from academic, non-academic, and media writers. These discussions are valuable as they highlight the dangers of Yahoo-Plus and propose solutions. However, none have conducted a detailed study from the offenders' perspectives. Deviating from conventional approaches, this study examines the narrative accounts, feelings, an…
Exploring the Legal Rights of Expatriates on Taxation in Their Host Countries
Stakeholders' perspectives on correctional officers’ attitudes and recidivism in a maximum-security custodial centre in southeast Nigeria
The tendencies of inmates in Nigeria to relapse into crime or not after release from incarceration may be influenced by the attitude of correctional officers, which has been a hindrance to effective rehabilitation and reintegration of the inmates. This study investigated stakeholders' perspectives on correctional officers' attitudes as a perceived factor for recidivism in a maximum-security custodial centre in Southeast Nigeria. The study adopted…
Combating Transnational Crime
Objectives: The main objective of this study is to evaluate the role of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in combating illicit activities within the region's security architecture. The study draws on Security Complex Theory to examine how the interconnected security concerns of West African states necessitate a collective regional response. Methodology: The study employs a qualitative research design using secondary data draw…
Emotional insecurity, social support, and drug use in a Nigerian university
The study examined how emotional insecurity and social support correlate with drug use among university students in Nigeria. Using a mixed-methods approach and purposive sampling, the research involved 513 participants: 486 students (221 males and 265 females) and 27 lecturers (21 males and 6 females). The quantitative data were analysed using linear regression and the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, while the qualitative data wer…
Cultural Syncretism and Crime
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