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    Deradicalisation of Boko Haram Insurgents a Bandits: A Soft-power Approach in Sub-Saharan Africa
    (2023-10-05) Aluko Abayomi John
    Insecurity has made the state government unproductive, aggressive, and unable to protect its citizens and territory. Insurgency activities like Boko Haram and banditry are common in the sub-Saharan region, particularly in Nigeria, Lake Chad, Cameroon, and the Niger Republic. The perpetrators of these numerous crises have notably targeted victims and state institutions in northern Nigeria. These incessant attacks have stimulated a deradicalization response; however, despite the deradicalization measures to end the Boko Haram insurgency and banditry, the attacks still continue unabated. It raises concerns about the effectiveness of the deradicalization strategy against insurgencies. This brings to the fore the importance of soft power deradicalization strategies such as pardoning, socio-economic empowerment, and re-integration of insurgents and bandits into society. Although the soft-power deradicalization initiative often draws attention and commendation, it also raises doubts about sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on the theory of deradicalization and the systematic qualitative method, this article examines a soft-power deradicalization strategy against Boko Haram and banditry insurgencies in sub- Saharan Africa. The findings expand discussion on the dimensions of deradicalization strategy and its potential in promoting positive outcomes against insurgency in sub-Saharan Africa. It suggests the deployment of soft power as a deradicalization strategy to locally tackle insurgency in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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    Electoral Manipulations and Voters Apathy in Nigeria
    (Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 2020) Aluko Abayomi John
    This study reveals the electioneering process in Nigeria political development is not devoid of electoral manipulations. It is instituted by result desperadoes who defiled the act of performing fundamental and civic responsibility of voters, patriotically intertwined with right to speak and assessing the incumbency performance or an attempt to test-run other aspiring potential contenders, albeit, returning or sacking officers from offices. On integration, electoral manipulations are no doubt, an aberration, but a culture adopted as the last option of suppressing the strength of the opposition, manipulation of EMB even within the internal party polity. It is of course not in single pipeline of current dispensations (1999-2019) rather traceable to political developments from the early 1950s to late 1970s and 1980s-1990s. Descriptively, electoral manipulations stance in electoral process commenced and brewed behaviorally due to untold ethnic founding of political parties hinged on socio-cultural groups and affiliations in the instance of AG, NPC, NCNC, second, third and fourth republic are not exempted outside the parlance from preceding political atmosphere which marred the successes of pre and post-independence preponderance of electoral manipulations in Nigeria, consequently, the politics of wet e. Hence, electoral manipulations culture thus situated in the democratic governance. Objectively, this effort aims to identify and analysed the causes of apathy in electoral process based on secondary data and proffering recommendations to reducing apathy in the Nigeria electioneering process.
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    Governmental Agencies and Reintegration of Returnees in Nigeria: Strategies of Recovery
    (CSCanada, 2022-08-14) Aluko Abayomi John
    governmental agencies for the reintegration of Nigerian returnees from Libya. Primary and secondary data were utilized for the study. Primary data were collected through the administration of questionnaires and interviews. The study population (10,369) comprised the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA, 34), National Agency against Trafficking in Persons and other related crime (NAPTIP, 108), International Organisation for Migration (IOM, 34), Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM, 15) and Nigeria returnees (10,180) from Libya. The sample for the study was made up of 399 respondents. The distribution is as follows: NEMA (17), NAPTIP (54), IOM (16), NiDCOM (15), and returnees (297). Secondary data will be obtained from decision extracts of the agencies on matters relating to the subject matter, conciliation meetings, and internet sources. Data collected were analysed using frequency, distribution, percentage, and Chi-square. The study showed that vocational training strategies (χ 2 = 3.11); loan facilities for the returned migrants ( χ 2 = 3.32); provision for psychological strategies for the returnees (χ 2 = 3.22) are some of the strategies available which are put in place by governmental agencies for the reintegration of the returnees. Furthermore, the result of the Chi square analysis showed that the x2 cal (9.2) is greater than x2 tab (5.99), hence, the rejection of the null hypothesis. Hence, the study found a significant relationship between governmental agencies’ strategies and returnees’ reintegration. The study concluded that governmental agencies strategies have effect on the reintegration the returnees.
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    Religious Influence of Boko-Haram and Governance Challenges in Handling Internal Displaced Citizens in Nigeria
    (CSCanada, 2024-06-26) Aluko Abayomi John
    The prevalence of religious sacrilege is attributed to a lack of comprehension regarding the inherent separation between religion and government. This study explores the intricate relationship between the religious influence of Boko Haram, a notorious extremist group in Nigeria. This study examined the influence of Boko-Haram and governance in the management of internally displaced persons in the Northeast region, specifically Borno and Yobe in Nigeria. Methodologically, content and narrative analysis are used to analyse the study objective. Conflict Management theory is adopted for the underpinning of the study. The findings suggest that religious individuals and groups have disrupted the established societal roles and norms of citizens, thereby undermining the legitimacy of constitutional principles. Hence, the study concludes that religious actors and followers have desecrated constitutional legitimacy, consequently affecting citizens. Therefore, governance has been confronted with administrative fiasco in its handling of the affected citizens in the study area.
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    Return and Recuperation Strategies on Returnees to Nigeria: The Libya Episode the rest:
    (Canadian Social Science, 2022-06-10) Aluko Abayomi John
    The paper examined the strategies put in place by the governmental agencies for the reintegration of returnees. Primary and secondary data were utilized for the study. Preliminary data were collected through the administration of questionnaires and interviews. The study population (10,369) comprised the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA, 34), National Agency against Trafficking in Persons and other related crime (NAPTIP, 108), International Organisation for Migration (IOM, 34), Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM, 15) and Nigeria returnees (10,180) from Libya. The sample for the study was made up of 399 respondents. The distribution is as follows: NEMA (17), NAPTIP (54), IOM (16), NiDCOM (15), and returnees (297). Secondary data will be obtained from decision extracts of the agencies on matters relating to the subject matter, conciliation meetings, and internet sources. Data collected were analyzed using frequency, distribution, percentage, and Chi-square. The study showed the effect of strategies put in place by governmental agencies, which have enhanced the economic development of the returnees; reduced irregular or illegal migration to Europe through the Libya route; returnees’ psychological rehabilitation of returnees in Nigeria. Furthermore, the Chisquare analysis showed that the x2 cal (9.2) is greater than x2 tab (5.99); hence, the rejection of the null hypothesis and it founds a significant relationship between government agencies and the returnees’ reintegration. The study concluded that governmental agencies' strategies have an effect on the reintegration of the returnees.
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    Shadows of Truth: Media Framing, Agenda-Setting, and the Commodification of Reality through Classical Philosophical Paradigms
    (KASHERE JOURNAL OF POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, 2025) Aluko Abayomi John
    This paper examines how media framing, agenda-setting, and economic incentives influence the perception of truth, employing classical theories to reveal underlying dynamics. Using Plato's Allegory of the Cave, investigate how media can shape belief systems by presenting selective "shadows" of truth, which impacts public understanding of misinformation. Linking Machiavelli‘s views on power, the agenda-setting role of media highlights whose interests are served in framing specific narratives. Foucault‘s ideas on power and knowledge further analyse how media constructs the notion of "fake news" to align with prevailing economic and political objectives, while Aristotle‘s ethics provide insight into whether economic motives override the pursuit of societal good. Adopting the content analysis technique, the study indicates that these perspectives offer a critical framework to understand the commodification of truth and the implications of selective framing on public perception, media ethics, and governance, emphasising the need for accountability and ethical journalism.
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    THE QUEST FOR GENDER BALANCED POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA: A SYNCHRONY TOWARDS CONTINENTAL DEVELOPMENT
    (International Journal of Politics and Good Governance, 2019) Aluko Abayomi John