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Crime and Policising in Nigeria
CRIME AND POLICING IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND OPTIONS

Etannibi e.o. ALEMIKA Innocent c. Chukwuma

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Aknowledgements v Preface Etannibi E.O. Alemika and Innocent C. Chukwuma vi Welcoming Address Tafa Balogun, Inspector General of Police, Nigeria Police Force Welcoming Remarks Innocent Chukwuma, National Coordinator, NOPRIN Opening Remarks Senator Adolphus Wabara, Senate President, Nigeria Keynote Address Chief Akin Olujimi, Federal Attorney General/Minister of Justice Declaration of Summit Open Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria xviii Overview of Policing in Nigeria: Problems and Suggestions Femi Odekunle, Amadu Bello University, Zaria Changing Roles of Civil Society in Promoting Safety and Security in Nigeria Chidi Odinkalu, Open Society Justice Initiative Border Security and Transborder Crimes: The Nigerian Experience in Comparative Historical Perspectives Anthony I. Asiwaju, Centre for African Regional Integration and Border Studies, University of Lagos The Impact of Police Checkpoints on Crime and Policing in Nigeria George O. S. Amadi, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria 33 Proliferation of Illegal Arms and Ethno-Religious Violence in Nigeria Mike Okiro, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Policing Strategies for Tackling Crime Against Women and Children Akin Ibidapo-Obe, University of Ado Ekiti 54 Crime Statistics and Information Management in Nigerian Justice and Security Systems Etannibi E.O. Alemika, University of Jos Integrating Empirical Research in the Planning and Training Programmes of the Nigeria Police Force: Options and Prospects. Omololu Soyombo, University of Lagos 46 1 viii xii xiv xv

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