The current recession in Nigeria is anticipated to have a
multiplier-effect in criminal activities, cybercrime and general insecurity. Many
people have lost their jobs and businesses have collapsed while prices of
goods, food stuffs in the market have doubled if not tripled. Beyond this, we
also know that so-called ‘’ember months’’ usually witness high crime rates as
folks try to ‘meet up’ for the income that was not forthcoming during the last
three quarters of the year. Hence, it is not common to hear of random ritual
killings, gruesome killings, traffic accidents during this time of the ‘’ember
months’’.
