African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 403

Full Length Research Paper

State, vigilantism and youth violence in Nigeria: A study of ‘Onyabo’ in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State

Surajudeen O. Mudasiru
  • Surajudeen O. Mudasiru
  • Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Abiodun Fatai
  • Abiodun Fatai
  • Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 10 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 06 April 2020
  •  Published: 31 May 2020

How to cite this article

APA /
Mudasiru, S. O., & Fatai, A. (2020). State, vigilantism and youth violence in Nigeria: A study of ‘Onyabo’ in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 14(2), 46-62.
Chicago /
Surajudeen O. Mudasiru and Abiodun Fatai  . "State, vigilantism and youth violence in Nigeria: A study of ‘Onyabo’ in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State." African Journal of Political Science and International Relations 14, no. 2 (2020): 46-62.
MLA /
Surajudeen O. Mudasiru and Abiodun Fatai  . "State, vigilantism and youth violence in Nigeria: A study of ‘Onyabo’ in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State." African Journal of Political Science and International Relations 14.2 (2020): 46-62.