“They Come in the Night and in Large Numbers”: Explaining the Common Features of School Attack and Mass Abduction of Students in Katsina State, Nigeria
“They Come in the Night and in Large Numbers”: Explaining the Common Features of School Attack and Mass Abduction of Students in Katsina State, Nigeria
Adeyinka A. Aderinto Amos O. Aremu Adebayo D. Oluwole Samuel O. Oyamakin Olanrewaju A. Oladejo Talatu I. Umar Hauwa Yusuf Amos A. Audu Farida Muhammed a University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeriab Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina, Nigeriac Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeriad University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, NigeriaAdeyinka Abideen Aderinto is the Principal investigator for this project. He is a Professor of Criminology and Head of the Criminology unit at the Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan. He was at various time Head of the Department of Sociology, Dean of the Postgraduate School, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Ibadan. Professor Aderinto is a member of the Nigerian Society for Criminologists and consults for national and international organizations. He has published extensively in areas of deviance, crime, and social problems.Oyesoji Aremu is a Professor of Counselling and Criminal Justice Studies. He is the immediate past Director of, the Distance Learning Centre and the current Head of Department, Department of Counselling and Human Development Studies, University of Ibadan. He was a Commonwealth Fellow at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom (2007–2008). His research focus is largely on behavioral change to effect a paradigm shift in police and academic performance enrichment.Adebayo David Oluwole is a Professor of Positive Psychology and Counselling in the Department of Counselling and Human Development Studies, University of Ibadan. He is the President of the Positive Psychology Association of Nigeria. His research focus and publications include workplace resourcefulness, holistic wellness, learners’ motivation, and achievement.Samuel Oluwafemi Oyamakin is Senior Lecturer in Statistics at the University of Ibadan. He specializes in statistical modeling, data science, and demography. He is a participant in the WHO/TDR Programme, African Research Implementation Sciences and Education project, and the China-Harvard African Network project. He is currently a participant in the documentation of Nigerian experience on the use of RMNCAH Scorecards in Nigeria.O. A. Oladejo is a lecturer in the Department of Peace, Security, and Humanitarian Studies, University of Ibadan with a focus on Behavior Modification and Peace and Security Psychology. He is a member of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice, the Institute of Chartered Mediator and Conciliators and Counselling Association of Nigeria, and a serving member of the Forum on Farmer-Herders Relations in Nigeria. He was a research partner in a just-concluded SFCG-Grant supported project on Border Security Issues and Farmer-Herder Conflict in the Western Sahel.Talatu Ibrahim Umar is a Professor and a former Head of the Department of Education, Umaru Musa Yardua University, Katsina. She is a member of the Counseling Association of Nigeria, Nigerian Society for Educational Psychologists and Forum for African Women Educationalists (Nigeria). She is the Surveyor for the Lot Quality Assessment Sampling (LQAS) during the polio immunization plus day Campaign (WHO) and the Routine Immunization Lot Quality Assessment Survey (RI-LQAS) by WHO.Hauwa Evelyn Yusuf is a Professor of Criminology & Gender Studies at the Kaduna State University, Kaduna. She is a research consultant, and Director of, the Center for Gender Studies at the University. She is a fellow of the Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Association, and she currently serves as Vice President of the association. She is also a Human Rights Activist.Amos A. Audu is a doctoral student with a focus on adolescent counseling in the Department of Counselling and Human Development Studies. He is an Assistant lecturer in the Department of Education, University of Maiduguri, Borno State.Farida Mohammed is a doctoral Student in gender studies and criminology at the Department of Sociology, Kaduna State University.