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The politics of law enforcement in Nigeria: lessons from the war on drugs
Abstract
This article examines the institutional politics of law enforcement in Nigeria by focusing on illegal drug control since the mid 1980s. It assesses the available academic research on law enforcement governance, and contrasts it with an in-depth case study of drug law enforcement. The case study confirms views of the politicised nature of law enforcement. However, it goes beyond the patron–client centred approach to politics prevalent in the literature on African policing. The article adds an institutional dimension to the study of law enforcement governance, highlighting processes of centralisation, exclusion and shifting bureaucratic interests that have been central to the development of Nigerian drug law enforcement. It is based on previously inaccessible data from inside Nigerian drug law enforcement.
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“However, the literature suggests that the burden of drug abuse may continue to rise in Nigeria due to the involvement of politics in law enforcement and lack of political goodwill [46, 47].”
From The Burden of Drug Abuse in Nigeria: A Scoping Review of Epidemiological Studies and Drug Laws (2021) · cites this paper as [46]
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The Burden of Drug Abuse in Nigeria: A Scoping Review of Epidemiological Studies and Drug Laws
Jatau, A. I., Sha’aban, A., Gulma, K. A., Shitu, Z., Khalid, G. M., Isa, A., Wada, A. S., & Mustapha, M. (2021) · Public Health Reviews · doi:10.3389/phrs.2021.1603960 · Cited by 110
“However, the literature suggests that the burden of drug abuse may continue to rise in Nigeria due to the involvement of politics in law enforcement and lack of political goodwill [46, 47].”
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- Authors
- Klantschnig, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Nottingham Ningbo China (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Klantschnig, Gernot
- ORCID
- Klantschnig, Gernot
- Venue
- The Journal of Modern African Studies
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2009-11-12
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 529-549
- ISSN
- 0022-278X (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7777
- OpenAlex
- W2125185872
- Semantic Scholar
- 11824dc6a5af370eb415bae6233dcf18f55cc4ba
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Modern African Studies (publishedVersion)
- Explore Bristol Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Diverse Research Studies Overview
- Keywords
- drug enforcement, war on drugs, institutional politics, Nigerian police, centralization, bureaucratic interests, clientelism
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