According to the Africa Organised Crime Index 2023, Nigeria, which Bola Tinubu is overseeing, is the nation with the second-highest rate of criminality in Africa, behind the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa.
According to report, West Africa has the highest rates of criminality among the countries with the largest black populations worldwide.
According to reports, “The country (Nigeria) is an outlier in the region, as other countries all scored below 6.0: from Mali (5.93) to Sierra Leone (4.95), Guinea (4.58), Gambia (4.53) and Cabo Verde (4.28).
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“In recent years, the rise in violent extremism and presence of armed groups have added to the broad spectrum of criminal markets and extensive influence of criminal actors in Nigeria.
“Nigeria (with 8.50 rating) is grappling with banditry groups and various criminal factions involved in kidnap for ransom, arms trafficking and cattle rustling.”
The report further added; “It is estimated that over 30,000 bandits are active in North-West Nigeria, which is particularly vulnerable because of its porous borders, illegal gold mines, and insufficient law enforcement capacity.
“In West Africa, foreign actors (6.40) had the most influence in Benin (8.0), Nigeria (7.50), Côte d’Ivoire (7.50) and Sierra Leone (7.50). They are closely intertwined with criminal networks and collaborate in various criminal markets, particularly the drug trade”.
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Since 2019, the index has been released every two years, and this is its third edition.
Nigeria’s total 2023 “criminality score,” which is based on a scale of zero to ten, is 7.28 (up from 7.15 in 2021).
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