Extortionate policing and the futility of COVID-19 pandemic nationwide lockdown in Nigeria: Insights from the South East Zone

Onuoha, Freedom C.; Ezirim, Gerald E.; Onuh, Paul Ani

doi:10.1080/10246029.2021.1969961

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“…At that time, the country had relatively few cases of Covid-19. It registered its first case on 27 February, an Italian expatriate in Lagos (Onuoha, Ezirim and Onuh 2021). The logic behind the lockdown was to control the spread of Covid-19 across Nigeria's vast territories.…”

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“…For instance, between 30 March and 15 April 2020, eighteen people were reportedly killed and thirty-three tortured by law enforcement officers (Odigbo, Eze and Odigbo 2020). Furthermore, Onuoha et al (2021) state that about 34 per cent of human rights violations by law enforcement were reported during lockdowns in Nigeria. Furthermore, they reported rampant corruption and bribery, what they call 'extortionate policing', which made lockdown enforcement difficult.…”

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“…Later, around April and July 2020, the lockdown was extended to other states such as Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Katsina, Ekiti, Kwara, Taraba, Adamawa, etc. The state security personnel were sent to all states to ensure total compliance with the lockdown protocols (Onuoha et al, 2021;Shodunke, 2022).…”

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Artists, Covid-19 and Community Sensitization in Northern Nigeria: A Thematic Analysis of Zainab A. Baba’s Song ‘Korona Bairos’

2023

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For many years, traditional Hausa singers of Northern Nigeria such as Alhaji Musa Dankwairo, Mamman Shata, and Dan Maraya Jos, used their artistic skills for community sensitization about diseases, pandemics, societal ills, political contestations, and economic challenges. This tradition is sustained up to the 21 st century by both established and upcoming artists in the region, especially with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. On this basis, therefore, this paper provides a thematic analysis of Zainab A. Baba's Song 'Korona Bairos' as a form of community sensitization in Northern Nigeria about the nature, symptoms, dangers, and preventive measures relating to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Hinging on both primary and secondary sources, as well as through the adoption of a historical methodology, this paper argues that, Zainab A. Baba, a Northern Nigerian Hausa female artist played a significant role in community sensitization about Covid-19. The paper also finds out that though other Hausa singers produced songs on a similar topic, her song is more comprehensive and chronological as it discusses the nature of the virus, its features, dangers, and preventive measures apart from the fact that it is also the most aesthetically famous one during the lockdown period.

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“…These countries were forced to shut down again, which received much criticism from their citizens. While favored by others, some segments of the population opposed lockdowns due to specific issues, such as unemployment, frustration, and depression [21], [22]. Consequently, many people retreated to online platforms, such as Twitter, Reddit and Facebook, to voice out their feelings and opinions about the continuous implementation of lockdown measures [23].…”

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Public Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling Regarding COVID-19’s Three Waves of Total Lockdown: A Case Study on Movement Control Order in Malaysia

2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of human life. The pandemic not only caused millions of fatalities and problems but also changed public sentiment and behavior. Owing to the magnitude of this pandemic, governments worldwide adopted full lockdown measures that attracted much discussion on social media platforms. To investigate the effects of these lockdown measures, this study performed sentiment analysis and latent Dirichlet allocation topic modeling on textual data from Twitter published during the three lockdown waves in Malaysia between 2020 and 2021. Three lockdown measures were identified, the related data for the first two weeks of each lockdown were collected and analysed to understand the public sentiment. The changes between these lockdowns were identified, and the latent topics were highlighted. Most of the public sentiment focused on the first lockdown 2170 Alamoodi et al.: Public Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling Regarding COVID-19's Three Waves of Total Lockdown: A Case Study on Movement Control Order in Malaysiaas reflected in the large number of latent topics generated during this period. The overall sentiment for each lockdown was mostly positive, followed by neutral and then negative. Topic modelling results identified staying at home, quarantine and lockdown as the main aspects of discussion for the first lockdown, whilst importance of health measures and government efforts were the main aspects for the second and third lockdowns. Governments may utilise these findings to understand public sentiment and to formulate precautionary measures that can assure the safety of their citizens and tend to their most pressing problems. These results also highlight the importance of positive messaging during difficult times, establishing digital interventions and formulating new policies to improve the reaction of the public to emergency situations.

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Extortionate policing and the futility of COVID-19 pandemic nationwide lockdown in Nigeria: Insights from the South East Zone

Cited by 13 publications

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AD, Volume 48, n° 4, 2023 - Numéro complet

AD, Volume 48, n° 4, 2023 - Numéro complet

Artists, Covid-19 and Community Sensitization in Northern Nigeria: A Thematic Analysis of Zainab A. Baba’s Song ‘Korona Bairos’

Public Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling Regarding COVID-19’s Three Waves of Total Lockdown: A Case Study on Movement Control Order in Malaysia

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