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Item Re-Caging the Leviathan: Of Elephant, Lion and Cockroach(Nigerian Forum, 2019-12) Aluko, Opeyemi IdowuViolence and crime are ubiquitous; it exists in all countries of the world. The relationship between Nigeria and South Africa is like the Elephant and the Lion in the jungle sneering at the cockroach Nigeria is depicted as the giant of Africa and South Africa as a power house in Africa. Both countries had been in a simile good relationship after the victory over the apartheid regime in South Africa with the aid of other African countries especially Nigeria. Both countries had ever since sign several political, economic and social agreements. The relationship between the countries begins to dwindle when unemployment, crime and violence begin to rise in South Africa unabatedly. This symptom was allegedly traced to other nationals other than South African and especially Nigerians. The result includes the indiscriminate killing of Nigerians and others, looting and general destruction of their properties. Should this two major power houses in Africa sneer at cockroach instead of helping Africa to form a formidable political and economic ideology in global politics? Broken window and tyre burning theories are utilised in this study and conclusion is premised on caging crime and promoting unity instead of indiscriminate killings.Item Security Agents Public Perception in Nigeria: A Study on the Police and the Vigilante (Neighborhood Watch)(Journal of Political Studies, 2016) Aluko, Opeyemi IdowuStates are saddled with the responsibility of protecting the citizenry from internal insurrection and external aggression. Formal policing sector is perceived as the most appropriate security forces to mitigate civil crises within the community. In the recent times the use of the police is been joggled with the vigilante in most developing democracies. The vigilantes are seen as more effective in curbing immediate crime and deterring future crimes than the conventional police. The objective of this paper is to determine the extent of public trust for the security (police and vigilante) agents in Nigeria. The theoretical framework of Chaos theory and Tyre burning model are adopted to analyze crime while the data from Afrobarometer database and researchers' fieldwork are analyzed to see the perception of Nigerians on security and safety of their community. Policy recommendations of co-security options with basic legislation to reduce the unprofessional-ism of the security sectors are proffer.