The diaspora Nigerians’ image problem of drug and fraud: A case study of the Malaysian-Indonesian experience through newspaper reports

It is no longer news that the economic and social problems in Nigeria have led to mass migration of Nigerians to other parts of the world for better job opportunities and/or education.South-East Asia has had its fair intake of some of these Nigerians especially in recent times.However, some unscrupu...

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Main Authors: Owoyemi, Musa Yusuf, Din, Abdul Kadir, Ahmad Sabri, Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani
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Language:English
Published: Science Publication 2015
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/16402/1/r4.pdf
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author Owoyemi, Musa Yusuf
Din, Abdul Kadir
Ahmad Sabri, Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani
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Din, Abdul Kadir
Ahmad Sabri, Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani
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description It is no longer news that the economic and social problems in Nigeria have led to mass migration of Nigerians to other parts of the world for better job opportunities and/or education.South-East Asia has had its fair intake of some of these Nigerians especially in recent times.However, some unscrupulous Nigerians in their bid to make quick money have used the opportunity afforded by some of their host nations to commit crimes ranging from drug trafficking to internet fraud.The negative activities of these few have had a bad impact on the image of the entire citizenry of Nigeria in diaspora and this has led to stereotyping and prejudices-at times with dire consequences.Using the textual analysis method, this paper looks at the activities of some of these criminal minded Nigerians in diaspora through newspaper reports in Malaysia and Indonesia with a view to pinpointing the problems they are creating in these societies, their negative effect on other Nigerians and what solution(s) could possibly be implemented in curbing their activities.
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spelling uum-164022015-12-10T07:22:04Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/16402/ The diaspora Nigerians’ image problem of drug and fraud: A case study of the Malaysian-Indonesian experience through newspaper reports Owoyemi, Musa Yusuf Din, Abdul Kadir Ahmad Sabri, Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration It is no longer news that the economic and social problems in Nigeria have led to mass migration of Nigerians to other parts of the world for better job opportunities and/or education.South-East Asia has had its fair intake of some of these Nigerians especially in recent times.However, some unscrupulous Nigerians in their bid to make quick money have used the opportunity afforded by some of their host nations to commit crimes ranging from drug trafficking to internet fraud.The negative activities of these few have had a bad impact on the image of the entire citizenry of Nigeria in diaspora and this has led to stereotyping and prejudices-at times with dire consequences.Using the textual analysis method, this paper looks at the activities of some of these criminal minded Nigerians in diaspora through newspaper reports in Malaysia and Indonesia with a view to pinpointing the problems they are creating in these societies, their negative effect on other Nigerians and what solution(s) could possibly be implemented in curbing their activities. Science Publication 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/16402/1/r4.pdf Owoyemi, Musa Yusuf and Din, Abdul Kadir and Ahmad Sabri, Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani (2015) The diaspora Nigerians’ image problem of drug and fraud: A case study of the Malaysian-Indonesian experience through newspaper reports. Journal of Social Sciences, 11 (2). pp. 55-71. ISSN 1549-3652 http://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2015.55.71 doi:10.3844/jssp.2015.55.71 doi:10.3844/jssp.2015.55.71
spellingShingle JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
Owoyemi, Musa Yusuf
Din, Abdul Kadir
Ahmad Sabri, Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani
The diaspora Nigerians’ image problem of drug and fraud: A case study of the Malaysian-Indonesian experience through newspaper reports
title The diaspora Nigerians’ image problem of drug and fraud: A case study of the Malaysian-Indonesian experience through newspaper reports
title_full The diaspora Nigerians’ image problem of drug and fraud: A case study of the Malaysian-Indonesian experience through newspaper reports
title_fullStr The diaspora Nigerians’ image problem of drug and fraud: A case study of the Malaysian-Indonesian experience through newspaper reports
title_full_unstemmed The diaspora Nigerians’ image problem of drug and fraud: A case study of the Malaysian-Indonesian experience through newspaper reports
title_short The diaspora Nigerians’ image problem of drug and fraud: A case study of the Malaysian-Indonesian experience through newspaper reports
title_sort diaspora nigerians image problem of drug and fraud a case study of the malaysian indonesian experience through newspaper reports
topic JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
url https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/16402/1/r4.pdf
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