Nigeria

=== Crime ===
{{main|Crime in Nigeria}}
[[File:Nigerian_female_police.jpg|thumb|A [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] at the [[Eyo festival]] in Lagos]]The security situation in Nigeria is considered inadequate despite political stability. 68% of Nigerians feel "not safe" in their country. 77% do not know of an alarm number ("helpline") for emergencies.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-27 |title=7 In 10 Nigerians find "state of security" dreadful |url=https://www.noi-polls.com/post/7-in-10-nigerians-find-state-of-security-dreadful |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=noi-polls.com}}</ref>

Nigerians, according to the above survey, fear being robbed (24%) or kidnapped (also 24%), being victims of armed bandits or of petty theft (both 8%), or being harmed in the herdsmen-farmers conflict (also 8%).<ref name=":14" /> This is followed by "ritual killings" (4%) and "Boko Haram" (3.5%). Respondents see "more security personnel and better training" (37%), "reduction of unemployment" (13%) and "prayers / divine intervention" (8%) as promising countermeasures.<ref name=":14" />[[File:Crime rate nigeria uk.jpg|thumb|Homicides by Nigerian state per year and per 1 million inhabitants, comparing the UK and Turkey (Source: Nigeria Security Tracker 1/2020-6/2023)]]
The number of homicides in Nigeria varies greatly depending on the state. Metropoles such as [[Lagos]], [[Kano (city)|Kano]] and [[Ibadan]] seem much safer than rural areas. Kano has better statistics than the [[United Kingdom|UK]], with 1.5 homicides per year and 1 million inhabitants - which can be explained by the fact that the region's religious and morality police not only monitor the morality of the inhabitants and crack down on drug users, but also have a curbing effect on murder and manslaughter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria Security Tracker |url=https://www.cfr.org/nigeria/nigeria-security-tracker/p29483 |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Council on Foreign Relations |language=en}}</ref> This contrasts with other cities that are also Islamic, such as [[Maiduguri]] and [[Kaduna]], which have worrying statistics on homicides.

There is some [[piracy in the Gulf of Guinea]], with attacks directed at all types of vessels. However, security measures on board of mentioned vessels have recently meant that pirates are now more likely to attack fishing villages.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Igwe |first=Uchenna |date=2023-01-17 |title=Murder, kidnapping and arson: Nigerian pirates switch targets from ships to shore |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jan/17/nigeria-pirates-switch-targets-from-ships-to-shore |access-date=2023-10-04 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Internationally, Nigeria is infamous for a type of [[advance-fee scam]] along with a form of [[confidence trick]]. The victim is talked into exchanging bank account information on the premise that the money will be transferred to them. In reality, money is taken out instead. In 2003, the Nigerian [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] was created to combat this and other forms of organised financial crime.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Establishment Act |url=https://www.efccnigeria.org/efcc/about-efcc/the-establishment-act |website=[[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> The EFCC is quite active.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanni |first=Kunle |date=2023-01-04 |title=EFCC secures 3,785 convictions in 2022 |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/574055-efcc-secures-3785-convictions-in-2022.html |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Premium Times Nigeria |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Agbana |first=Rotimi |date=2023-05-20 |title=Corrupt politicians planning to flee before May 29 - EFCC |url=https://punchng.com/corrupt-politicians-planning-to-flee-before-may-29-efcc/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria's President Tinubu suspends anti-corruption agency head |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/15/nigerias-president-tinubu-suspends-anti-corruption-agency-head |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>