tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540171.post113652250963636179..comments2024-01-18T12:02:23.977+00:00Comments on African Shirts: Prison worksNkemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16179240558587295386noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18540171.post-1136553214738319092006-01-06T13:13:00.000+00:002006-01-06T13:13:00.000+00:00Not sure how to respond to this one but I will giv...Not sure how to respond to this one but I will give it a shot.<BR/><BR/>I think the UK has alot more people in prison because there is a greater degree of accountability for one's actions here. It is not just that Nigerian's are able to bribe their way out of certain crimes or that the criminal justice system is slow. <BR/><BR/>Things like domestic and child abuse are treated differently by the Nigerian and English cultures. Those crimes alone in recent years in the UK have obtained a greater degree of accountability and would, I imagine, account for more people being sent to prison here. I am convinced that many Nigerian's know of domestic abuse taking place yet turn a blind eye. However, there ie also not the social support system in place in NIgeria for people to feel able to deal with it yet even if someone wanted to report it or get help for someone. The stigma attached to leaving one's family is still very high even if it the right thing to do in some cases. Without a benefits system there is no way of escape for a woman or child - or even for that matter men since I have met many an aggressive woman and those crimes are barely even being supported here.<BR/><BR/>Then you could consider the geographic dispersement in Nigeria compared to the UK. Even the remote areas in the UK have a local 'bobby' that goes 'on his rounds' but i would be very surprised if some of the more nomadic tribes such as the Fulani have witnessed the presence of a policeman in their communities.<BR/><BR/>For these reasons alone surely the two country's statistics are incomparable. Would you not be better comparing the crime/prison statistics in Nigeria with that of a large West African neighbour such as Cameroon or Ghana??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com