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The Influence of Migration and Crime on Development in Lagos, Nigeria

The Influence of Migration and Crime on Development in Lagos, Nigeria
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Author(s): Johnson Oluwole Ayodele (Lagos State University, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 39
Source title: Global Perspectives on Development Administration and Cultural Change
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Gbenga Emmanuel Afolayan (Murdoch University, Australia)and Akeem Ayofe Akinwale (University of Lagos, Nigeria)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0629-4.ch009

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Abstract

Considering the implications of population movements for places of origin and destinations, migration has garnered significant interest in recent scholarship. To advance this objective, this chapter examines the influence of migration and crime on development in Lagos, Nigeria. The study used both quantitative and qualitative methods to collect data from 310 respondents. Data were analysed. Results show that 84.4% of Hausa, Yoruba (76%), others (73.3%) and Igbo (57.8%), planned their migration to Lagos. Overall, 95.8% of the respondents acknowledged that they had no assurances of jobs before migrating to Lagos. As frustration develops, some migrants embrace crime and endanger development. The study concluded that if development is inclusive, migration will be naturally controlled as individuals will remain in their places of origin rather than constituting nuisance to development in Lagos. It therefore suggests that government should control crime so that the people can see the possible constructive interactions between migration and development.

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