Waziri B Adisa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4098650 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Waziri B Adisa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Waziri B |
| FAMILY NAME | Adisa |
| SIGNATURE | ADISA W B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lagos |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8700-4554 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
State responses to herder–farmers conflict and peace-building in rural grazing areas of Nigeria
Purpose Conflicts between herders and farmers in Nigeria in the last five years have been destructive to the corporate existence of Nigerian society and the Nigerian State, especially in Northcentral, Northwestern and Southern Nigeria. This paper aims to investigate the relationships between state responses and peace-building in rural grazing communities in Nigeria using a National Survey on Peace-building in Nigeria conducted by this team using …
Street Traders and the Law
This article interrogates street traders' encounters with the bribery and extortion by task force officials in Lagos State, Nigeria, using a mixed method of social research survey, in-depth interview and observation. The study found that poverty ( p = 0.000), gender ( p = 0.001), location ( p = 0.009), employment status ( p = 0.003), family pressure ( p = 0.008) and payment of remittance ( p = 0.000) are significant predictors of willingness to b…
An empirical investigation of court users’ encounters with bribery, judicial extortion and corruption victimisation in Lagos State
Violent victimisation in Lagos metropolis
Violence or its threats have been a part of many African cities since the end of the Cold War, when many African countries transited from military to civilian rule. While the incidence of organised crime and violent victimisation of innocent citizens is not new to many West African cities, the emergence of terrorist organisations, armed bandits, kidnappers and armed gangs in a city like Lagos has created new security challenges. The challenges in…
The travails and challenges of a post-military state on Nigerian youth
Nigeria attained its political independence in 1960 amidst hope and optimism that, the attainment of the political independence from the British would bring about good governance, engender the rule of law and allow for popular government through violent-free election and also unfettered rooms for economic growth and sustainable human development. Few years later, the hope of a young and dynamic Nigerian state was shattered through a bloody milita…
Street Traders and the Law
This article interrogates street traders' encounters with the bribery and extortion by task force officials in Lagos State, Nigeria, using a mixed method of social research survey, in-depth interview and observation. The study found that poverty ( p = 0.000), gender ( p = 0.001), location ( p = 0.009), employment status ( p = 0.003), family pressure ( p = 0.008) and payment of remittance ( p = 0.000) are significant predictors of willingness to b…
The travails and challenges of a post-military state on Nigerian youth
Nigeria attained its political independence in 1960 amidst hope and optimism that, the attainment of the political independence from the British would bring about good governance, engender the rule of law and allow for popular government through violent-free election and also unfettered rooms for economic growth and sustainable human development. Few years later, the hope of a young and dynamic Nigerian state was shattered through a bloody milita…
An empirical investigation of court users’ encounters with bribery, judicial extortion and corruption victimisation in Lagos State
Violent victimisation in Lagos metropolis
Violence or its threats have been a part of many African cities since the end of the Cold War, when many African countries transited from military to civilian rule. While the incidence of organised crime and violent victimisation of innocent citizens is not new to many West African cities, the emergence of terrorist organisations, armed bandits, kidnappers and armed gangs in a city like Lagos has created new security challenges. The challenges in…
State responses to herder–farmers conflict and peace-building in rural grazing areas of Nigeria
Purpose Conflicts between herders and farmers in Nigeria in the last five years have been destructive to the corporate existence of Nigerian society and the Nigerian State, especially in Northcentral, Northwestern and Southern Nigeria. This paper aims to investigate the relationships between state responses and peace-building in rural grazing communities in Nigeria using a National Survey on Peace-building in Nigeria conducted by this team using …
Street Traders and the Law
This article interrogates street traders' encounters with the bribery and extortion by task force officials in Lagos State, Nigeria, using a mixed method of social research survey, in-depth interview and observation. The study found that poverty ( p = 0.000), gender ( p = 0.001), location ( p = 0.009), employment status ( p = 0.003), family pressure ( p = 0.008) and payment of remittance ( p = 0.000) are significant predictors of willingness to b…
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Corruption and Economic Development (2 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (2 works) · Extortion (2 works)