Towards a Digital Policing in Developing Nations: The Nigerian Context
Idris Ismaila1, Victor Y. Legbo2, Adeyemi R. Ikuesan3, Shaka A. Imavah4, Abdullahi B. Mohammad5, Fatimah J. Abduldayan6, Meshach Baba7
1Idris Ismaila, Department of Cyber Security Science Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria.
2Victor Y. Legbo, Department of Cyber Security Science Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria.
3Adeyemi R. Ikuesan, Department of Computer science University of Pretoria,South Africa.
4Shaka A. Imavah, Department of Library and Information Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria.
5Abdullahi B. Mohammad, Department of Computer science, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria.
6Fatimah J. Abduldayan, Department of Library and Information Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria.
7Meshach Baba, Department of Cyber Security Science Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria.
Manuscript received on 15 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 22 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 10 July 2019 | PP: 205-213 | Volume-8 Issue-7C2 May 2019 | Retrieval Number: G10480587C219/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: Technology-assisted living is a growing trend in most developing nations, particularly for young-aged demographic countries, as it presents a platform for personal development and knowledge management. However, this societyscaping trend has also introduced the myriad opportunity for the formation of complex crime, which is often beyond the (immediate) capability of the policing entity in developing nations. To address this lingering and futuristic problem, particularly in Nigeria, this study developed a context-based digital policing framework for the enhancement of the Nigerian Police. This Nigerian-context framework presents the viability and relevance of the digital policing mechanism in addressing challenges ravaging society. Furthermore, it also presents a modality for improving and enhancing the policing apparatus of the Nigerian society, as a model for other developing nations. The knowledge from the Nigerian-context of digital policing has both research and societal implications. In terms of research, it opens the community of security researchers into the contextual characteristics of digital policing as well as the probable research direction required to implement digital policing in developing nations. With respect to society, knowledge provides a substratum for the integration of the community-policing model.
Keywords: Context-Based Digital Policing, Developing Nations, Community-Policing Model, Technology-Assisted Crime, Security.
Scope of the Article: Security Technology and Information Assurance