TRANSNATIONAL CRIME MANAGEMENT IN ECOWAS SUB-REGION: A CASE OF NIGERIA AND NIGER REPUBLIC
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ABSTRACT
Crimes and criminality are counterproductive to every human society, ironically, its occurrence is universal. To a large extent, a close observation on the annual budgets of most countries in West Africa sub-region indicate that large chunk of funds are allocated to combating crimes and criminality to ensure security of residents of these countries. The West African region has remained a vulnerable terrain for transnational criminalities as huge quantity of cocaine and pharmaceutical opioids transit through the region en-route Europe annually. However, the capacity of Economic Community of West African States in the management of transnational crime has continued to be challenged by emerging and recurring security threats of terrorists such as Al Quaeda-linked terrorist group and Islamic States of West Africa Province through multiple attacks and transnational criminality, thereby devastating and preventing the sub region from attaining its full political and developmental potentials. It is against this backdrop, the study investigated the challenges in the management of transnational crime and the influence of transnational cooperation, modern technological devices, political-will and transnational cooperation in the management of transnational crime in ECOWAS sub region. Primary data were collected (questionnaire and oral interview) and three hypotheses formulated were tested, using Pearson moment correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. The results of hypothesis one showed a significant correlations between transnational crime management and political-will (r =.63). Transnational crime management showed a positive relationship with intelligence sharing (r =.68). Results of hypothesis two showed that, intelligence sharing contributes 68% to transnational crime management, while hypothesis three showed a significant influence of modern technological devices on transnational sabotage, intelligence sharing and politicalwill. Transnational sabotage contributed 38% to modern technological devices, intelligence sharing contributed 26 % and political-will contributed 11%. The study concludes that for improved regional security, economic growth and integration in ECOWAS sub-region, transnational crime management should be improved through the use of modern technological devices. Therefore, transnational crime management and modern technological devices must be strengthened by ECOWAS member states, especially Nigeria and Niger Republic. The study recommends shared responsibility measure be built towards transnational crime; creation of robust platform for regional and national Intelligence Sharing; harmonization of national legislations and obedience to the ECOWAS joint-court rulings. The study contributes to literature by incorporating the factors that affect transnational crime management in ECOWAS sub region and also brings to fore the weight or the magnitude of each of these factors in combating transnational crime in ECOWAS sub region particularly between Nigeria and Niger Republic.
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