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Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps (LNSC) and crime reduction in Lagos metropolis, Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study is aimed at examining the influence of Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps on crime reduction in Lagos State, Nigeria. The objectives of this research include to examine the duty of Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps; assess if the community has felt the impact of the corps in terms of security; examine how the Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps can eradicate or reduce crime in Lagos; ascertain the Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps behaviour that is abysmal. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 150 youths in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State as the sample size. A 20-item questionnaire was designed to elicit relevant data from the participants. Chi-Square (X2) was used to analyse the generated hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings show that there is a significant relationship between Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps duties and crime reduction in Lagos metropolis, there is a significant relationship between Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps performance and crime reduction in Lagos metropolis and the establishment of Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps will significantly influence reduction of crime in Lagos state metropolis. Based on the findings, it was recommended that: LNSC officials should be encouraged to be more diligent in the discharge of their duty; people should be sensitized about the operations of the corps, that crime perpetrators in their communities should be exposed and not covered, to always speak out whenever there is conspiracy to perpetrate crime, and to be informed on the danger that lies in not reporting crime issues in order to enhance the performance of LNSC in crime reduction; and National Orientation Agency should include crime prevention and control and also preservation of the cultural values into their programme.

Citation

Lawrence Olusola IGE, Ph.D. & Khadijat MOLADE. Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps (LNSC) and crime reduction in Lagos metropolis, Lagos State, Nigeria. Nigerian Community Development Journal, 10, 116-129.

Keywords

Neighborhood Safety Corps, crime reduction, communities, youth; security

Author Details

Lawrence Olusola IGE, Ph.D.
Department of Adult Education,
Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Lawige@unilag.edu.ng

Khadijat MOLADE
Department of Adult Education,
Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, Nigeria

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