-
Cross Border Crimes And Socio-economic Development Of Ecowas Development Of Ecowas Members States: The Nigeria Experience
CHAPTER ONE -- [Total Page(s) 3]
Page 3 of 3
-
-
-
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
In-order to achieve the objectives of the research, the following research questions was formulated:
How effective are the various machineries put in place by the government to curb cross border crimes?
What
are the challenges posed by cross border crimes and how has these
challenges affected the socio-economic growth of Nigeria and other
ECOWAS member states?
1.5. HYPOTHESES OF THE STUDY
H0: There is no significant relationship between cross border crimes and the economic development of Nigeria.
H1: There is significant relationship between cross border crimes and the economic development of Nigeria.
H0 The level of cross border crimes in Nigeria is high
H1: The level of cross border crime in Nigeria is low
H0 The role of government in combating cross border crime in Nigeria is low
H1 The role of government in combating cross border crime in Nigeria is high
1.6. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The
study shall analyze the nature of cross border crimes and elucidate its
effect on the socio-economy of ECOWAS member states. This study would
help suggest ways of building a vibrant and sound economy by reducing
the increase in criminal activities. This work will investigate and
appraise cross border crimes and its effect on the economy of Nigeria.
It
shall provide a significant source of information for security analyst
and law enforcement professionals as well as the general public.
1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The study covers cross border crimes in ECOWAS member states from 2004-2014, using Nigeria as a case study.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
CROSS
BORDER CRIME:Cross border crime represent a number of illegal and
notorious activities carried out by individuals and groupsacross
national and international borders, eitherfor financial or economic
benefits and also socio political or religious considerations. It is a
setof criminal acts whose perpetrators and repercussions go beyond
territorial borders. These would include human trafficking, money
laundering, drug trafficking, arms smuggling or trafficking of weapons,
cross-border terrorism, illegal oil bunkering, illicit trafficking in
diamonds, corruption, business fraud, to mention but a few.
MONEY
LAUNDRY:Money laundering is the practice of engaging in financialcross
borderactions to conceal the identity, source, or destination of
illegally gained money. It could also be defined as the process oftaking
any action with property of any formwhich is either wholly or in part
the proceeds ofa crime that will disguise the fact that that property is
the proceeds of a crime or obscure thebeneficial ownership of said
property
DRUG TRAFFICKING DEFINED:Drug trafficking typicallyrefers to
the possession of an illegal drug in apredetermined commercial
quantity.
ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States. This is a
regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28th may
1975.
SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: this is a process that seeks to
identify both the social and the economic needs within a community and
seeks to create strategies that would address those needs in a way that
are practical and in the best interest of the community over the long
run.
CHAPTER ONE -- [Total Page(s) 3]
Page 3 of 3
-
