The aim of the survey was to obtain information regarding Nigerians views on the extent, trend and patterns of criminal victimization in the country, the study was conducted in the 36 states of Nigeria and Abuja between February and May 2010.
The total sample size was 10,228 comprising 50% male and 50% female of 18 years and above.
The methodology used in the data collection was the in-home, face to face personal interviews, using a stratified multi-stage random selection procedure in order to achieve a national representative sample. Read more

Conducting elections that are peaceful, free and fair, and whose results are widely accepted and respected across the country has remained the most daunting challenge of democratisation and democratic development in Nigeria since independence. All the elections that were conducted from that point to date have generated increasingly bitter controversies on a national scale. The underlying grievances have centred on the twin problems of mass violence and fraud that have become central elements of the history of elections and of the electoral process in the country. In such a context, establishing electoral credibility would require that security is provided for the electoral process in all its stages in an effective, transparent and accountable manner. Read more

Since the return to civil rule in 1999, Nigeria government has taken some steps to address the twin problems of corruption and bad governance in the country. These measures include public service reform (monetization to reduce waste and reduction of over bloated personnel, reform of public procurement); establishment of Anti-corruption Enforcement agencies (such as the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Independent Corruption and other Practices Commission); and the ongoing sanitization of the financial services sector by the Central Bank under Governor Sanusi, which has revealed mind bugling levels of bare faced theft by the management of several banks
in Nigeria. Despite the successes achieved by these measures, the situation remains unacceptable as corruption continues to permeate and pervade every facet of national life in Nigeria ... Read more

Effective crime prevention and crime control policy requires reliable and valid information and data on the incidence and prevalence of crime and criminal victimization. Unfortunately, such data are unavailable in most countries. There are several difficulties that impinge on the collection of reliable statistics on criminal activity and victimization. The following are the major difficulties.
1. Some crimes occur without anyone realizing it and the incidence
remains unknown and unreported. This is generally referred to as the
dark crime figure because they exist but not known... Read more

The study adopted the Clustered, Multi-Stage, Probability Sampling Design while data was collected using personal, face to face interviews. The total sample size of the survey was 2000 and it covered the 20 local government areas (LGA) in Lagos State. 100 respondents were interviewed in each LGA. A representative sample was drawn using probability sampling procedure, thereby neutralizing any known form of bias that may affect the findings of the study. Every respondent within the study locations was given equal and calculable chance of either being included or excluded in the sample. ... Read more

The Youth against Crime (YAC) Project of the CLEEN Foundation focused on mentoring young people in the schools to adopt positive outlook, increasing their participation in problem solving activities in the school and building rapportUIDE between them, their teachers and the police in the community. These were carried out through facilitation of quarterly interactive forums in the schools, where successful and positive role models who grew out of similarly challenged communities to become ... Read more