THE EFFECT OF UNEMPLOYMENT ON NIGERIA CRIME RATE : A STUDY OF OJO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAGOS STATE
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Background of the problem
Every community on the face of the planet has its own particular set of challenges and dangers. There is no exception for Nigeria in this regard. As a developing world, she deals with the issues of her own country on the national, political, economic, and cultural fronts. These challenges have had a significant impact on the welfare of people. This includes the high rate of unemployment as well as the rising tide of violent crime, all of which have devastating effects on the progress of the country.
The number of people without jobs in Nigeria is growing, despite the fact that the nation has a wealth of both natural and human resources. It is clear that young people in Nigeria live in a state of continuous insecurity. Every year, thousands of students get their diplomas, yet the majority of them are unable to find employment. Young people who, under normal circumstances, would have been able to find gainful employment in an organization are instead peddling their wares on the roadways of Nigeria (Okafor, 2020). Large numbers of jobless young people may be a danger to democratic practice since they pose a significant difficulty for political elites in their ability to engage in unlawful and criminal behavior (Adebayo , 2020).
The young, by virtue of the creative and imaginative capacities that they possess, constitute a sizable portion of the labor force and are important stakeholders in the society. However, in the lack of daily pay and means of survival to guarantee one's living, the unhappiness of young people who are without jobs has the potential to be channeled into criminal activity in society. In the labor market of today in Nigeria, it is clear that a significant number of young people are jobless. According to the information provided by the national labor and statistics offices, Nigeria has a young population of approximately 80 million people, which accounts for approximately 60 percent of the total population of the nation. Of these young people, 64 million are unemployed, and 1.6 million are working in jobs that are below their skill level.
A significant proportion of these young people are active and have the ability to find employment, but they spend their days wandering the streets in search of jobs that scarcely exist (Aiyedogbon and Ohwofasa, 2020). The present rate of young unemployment in Nigeria is a reflection of the country's long-term overall deterioration, which may be attributed to a variety of different factors. In addition, the reliance on oil income to make up for the lack of farming sectors, the simplification of sounding policies that aren't sustainable, the high profile corruption between politicians and bureaucrats, and schooling in secondary and tertiary institutions that aims for salary-employment but is devoid of entrepreneurship development all contribute to the problem (Awogbenle and Iwuamadi, 2021).
Each new administration that has taken office in the nation has instituted a variety of initiatives to combat unemployment in order to reduce the prevalence of criminal behavior. It has been stated that none of the government's measures had a significant effect on the unemployment rate (Echebiri, 2019). Therefore, the immunity of the Commission of Crime is tied to youth unemployment. This is because the majority of young people in this area have found themselves in a working life that is both economically impoverished and untenable. Given the widespread severity of the problem of adolescent unemployment and the rise in crime in Nigeria, it is noteworthy that only a small number of studies have shown the relationship between the two social trends there.
Statement of the Problem
For a very long time, Nigeria has struggled with the problem of young unemployment and sustained employment. Every year, a significant number of individuals graduate from tertiary and higher education institutions without having any employment opportunities available to them. As a result, the streets of Nigeria are teeming with young people selling goods for a living. These individuals often have work in other companies or exhibit their aptitude and capacity when the environment is permitting them to do so (Echebiri, 2019).
The result of this is the "model" step (money opportunity) that has turned a significant number of young people into cyber criminals, more popularly known as the "419," as well as fraud in connection with the Internet, known as yahoo-yahoo, dating fraud, and other types of scams. Despite the fact that adequate use of mechanical construction is made, the end result is the following alternative that is available for teenagers and young people who have recently left school as well as more experienced individuals who have been jobless for a considerable amount of time without taking into account the effects or the risks that are involved (Edward and Ezedike, 2020).
The issue is that the majority of Nigerian graduates who find employment are either working too few hours or are not engaged in fields related to their areas of study and specialty. As many young college graduates looking for employment may be seen working in factories, working along highways and roads, selling goods at markets, serving food that their mothers prepare, or working as small-scale vendors; all of these people are working hard to attain their goals. Deception, hostility, wrath, and finally unyielding mentalities are all required for graduates to succeed in such careers. It should come as no surprise that people are turning to open fraud and online dating as choices.
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