Drug trafficking

Increased risk for Nigerians as drug smugglers rebrand Tramadol

With help from corrupt border and customs officials, transnational criminals get rich on India’s deadly opioid, Tafrodol.

Maritime

From nationalist movements to organised crime groups: the trajectory of the Niger Delta struggles

This report analyses the current drivers of organised crime that have turned the entire Niger Delta into a dangerous and lawless zone.

07 / 12 / 2020 by Maurice Ogbonnaya

Mining and extractives

Women and girls in illegal mining in northern Nigeria

The involvement of women, girls and minors in illegal mining and arms dealing highlights Nigeria’s socio-economic problems.

Mining and extractives

Illegal mining and rural banditry in North West Nigeria: responses, successes and challenges

The rise in illegal mining and rural banditry highlights social, institutional and structural governance problems.

19 / 11 / 2020 by Maurice Ogbonnaya

Cybercrime

Nigeria’s financial institutions’ vulnerability to cybercrime

Combating cybercrime requires effective collaboration among relevant public and private institutions.

Drug trafficking

Tramadol smugglers’ transnational network from Nigeria to Niger

To combat the smuggling of tramadol, West African governments must address the problem at its distribution stages.

Mining and extractives

Illegal mining drives Nigeria’s rural banditry and local conflicts

Nigeria’s federal system bias allows organised criminals to keep plundering the country’s mineral resources.

Maritime

Is Nigeria’s new anti-piracy law enough to combat maritime piracy?

The law may need to create mechanisms for greater collaboration among countries in the Gulf of Guinea to secure Nigeria’s waters.