MEDIA, TERRORISM REPORTING AND LESSONS IN AWARENESS SUSTENANCE: the Nigerian newspapers’ coverage of the Chibok girls’ abduction

Ajakaiye, Olanrewaju O.P.; Nwozor, Agaptus; Ojeka, John Dean; Aleyomi, Michael B.; Owoeye, Gbenga; Ojeka-John, Rachael; Okidu, Onjefu

doi:10.25200/bjr.v17n1.2021.1329

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“…Apart from attacks alleged to have been masterminded and executed by herders, insecurity was worsened by the targeted abduction of school children by Boko Haram. The first of such abductions, was in 2014 when 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram (Ajakaiye et al, 2021). The Chibok girls' abduction sparked an international outrage that mobilized support on social media for the release of the girls, with the hashtag #bringbackourgirls (Auwal, 2018;Ajakaiye et al, 2021).…”

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“…The first of such abductions, was in 2014 when 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram (Ajakaiye et al, 2021). The Chibok girls' abduction sparked an international outrage that mobilized support on social media for the release of the girls, with the hashtag #bringbackourgirls (Auwal, 2018;Ajakaiye et al, 2021). The question of how to rescue these girls constituted one of the hottest topics of the 2015 presidential campaigns.…”

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Social Media in Politics: Interrogating Electorate-Driven Hate Speech in Nigeria's 2019 Presidential Campaigns

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Okidu

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Social media has become an indispensable and dominant means of communication and dissemination of information worldwide. This paper focuses on the use of Facebook by political supporters and electorates to canvass for support for their preferred presidential candidates in the 2019 general elections and the underlying hate speech that emanated therefrom. In this context, this paper seeks to critically evaluate how political supporters and electorates used the instrumentality of Facebook to share hate messages during the 2019 presidential election and its impact on Nigeria’s political space. The results of this paper indicate widespread dissemination of hate comments by political supporters and electorates in the furtherance of their support for their preferred presidential candidates. The paper advocates responsible use of Facebook in electioneering and the imperative of regulation to guard against the circulation of hate electoral comments that could heat up the political arena and trigger electoral violence.

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Section: National Insecuritymentioning

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Social Media in Politics: Interrogating Electorate-Driven Hate Speech in Nigeria's 2019 Presidential Campaigns

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“…For instance, on 23 April 2021, students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State were abducted by bandits and a ransom of US$438,000 was paid for their release by their parents [Mohammed (2021), Lenshie et al (2020), Ibrahim and Ahmad (2020)]. Similarly, from 2014 to date, Boko Haram abducted numerous victims, including foreign nationals and young Nigerian school children, who were eventually released in batches upon the payment of undisclosed ransom by the Nigerian governments, foreign companies and/or the relatives of the victims [Zenn (2021), Ajakaiye et al (2021), Okoli and Ugwu (2019), Ibrahim and Mukhtar (2017), Attah (2019), Caulderwood (2014), Guitta and Simcox (2014)]. In 2020, it was reported that a United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction of six Nigerians over their alleged funding of Boko Haram terrorists [1].…”

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The adequacy of the legal framework for combating money laundering and terrorist financing in Nigeria

Chitimira

Animashaun

2023

JMLC

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Purpose Banditry and terrorism constitute serious security risks in Nigeria. This follows the fact that Nigeria is rated as one of the leading states in the world that is plagued by terrorism. Terrorists and bandits usually embark on predicate crimes such as kidnapping, smuggling, narcotics trade, and similar trades to finance their terrorist enterprises in Nigeria. The funds realized by criminals from nefarious sources such as sales of narcotics and ransom from kidnapping are usually laundered to make their criminal enterprises self-sustaining. Thus, all “dirty” money is laundered so as not to attract the attention of law enforcement agents. The funds realized through receipt of ransom from kidnapping, smuggling or funds from sponsors are laundered through channels such as bureau de change, which are difficult to monitor by the Nigerian authorities due, in part, to flaws and loopholes in the current anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist laws. This paper aims to adopt a doctrinal and qualitative desktop research methodology. In this regard, the current anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist laws are discussed to explore possible measures that could be adopted to remedy the flaws and loopholes in such laws and combat money laundering and financing of terrorism in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The article analyses the regulation and combating of money laundering and terrorist financing activities in Nigeria. In this regard, a doctrinal and qualitative research method is used to explore the flaws in the Nigerian anti-money laundering laws so as to recommend possible remedies in respect thereof. Findings It is hoped that policymakers and other relevant persons will use the recommendations provided in this article to enhance the curbing of money laundering and terrorist financing activities in Nigeria. Research limitations/implications The article is not based on empirical research. Practical implications This study is important and vital to all policymakers, lawyers, law students and regulatory bodies in Nigeria and other countries globally. Social implications The study seeks to curb money laundering and terrorist financing activities in Nigeria. Originality/value The study is based on original research which is focused on the regulation and combating of money laundering and terrorist financing activities in Nigeria.

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The misogynist incel in the news: Analysing representations of gender-based violence in Britain

Bengtsson Meuller

2024

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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The Plymouth shooting in August 2021 attracted worldwide attention after media outlets reported on it as ‘incel violence’. By examining misogynist incels’ discussions of the shooting, the perpetrator’s YouTube videos, and media reportage by five UK newspapers, this article takes a critical look at newspapers’ representations of the shooting. While the perpetrator did not unambiguously self-describe to the incel identity, and misogynist incels were divided on the perpetrator’s incel status, the newspapers saw the attack as the spread of ‘incel culture’. This indicates that the media plays a role in the public imagination of misogynist incels. The article argues that the concept of incel violence risks overshadowing other forms of misogynistic violence in society through how the misogynist incel is imagined in public discourse which, consequently, impacts our understanding of misogyny. This article contributes to our understanding of how public discourse forms representations of gender-based violence in Britain.

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MEDIA, TERRORISM REPORTING AND LESSONS IN AWARENESS SUSTENANCE: the Nigerian newspapers’ coverage of the Chibok girls’ abduction

Abstract: Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

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Social Media in Politics: Interrogating Electorate-Driven Hate Speech in Nigeria's 2019 Presidential Campaigns

Social Media in Politics: Interrogating Electorate-Driven Hate Speech in Nigeria's 2019 Presidential Campaigns

The adequacy of the legal framework for combating money laundering and terrorist financing in Nigeria

The misogynist incel in the news: Analysing representations of gender-based violence in Britain

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