Nigeria has been ranked one of
the most dangerous countries in the world, and more unsafe than war-torn Libya,
according to 2018 Global Law and Order Report by Gallup Poll.
In the latest annual ranking of
the safest and least safe countries by Gallup, Nigeria placed 116th out of 142
countries, with the index score of 66, which is lower than the global average
score of 81.
Nigeria ranked below African
countries like Egypt (with index score of 88 and sixth joint safest country in
the world with Denmark, Slovenia and China), Rwanda (83), Mauritius (82),
Morocco (81), Ethiopia (79), Tanzania (77), Niger (74), Zimbabwe (73), Burkina
Faso (73), Kenya (70), and Togo (69) in the law and order log.
It also placed lower than
violence-ridden Libya, which had 67 index score, the Central African Republic
(68), and Algeria (79).
The Gallup Law and Order Index
is a composite score based on people’s reported confidence in their local
police, their feelings of personal safety, and the incidence of theft and
assault or mugging in the past year. The higher the score, the higher the proportion
of the population that reports feeling secure.
The report noted, “The
countries scoring the best (Singapore) and the worst (Venezuela) on the index
remained unchanged from 2016. Scores worldwide ranged from a high of 97 in
Singapore to a low of 44 in Venezuela. While Venezuela earned the ‘least
secure’ title alone in 2016, in 2017, it shared that designation with war-torn
Afghanistan – where the score of 45 hit a record low.”
According to the report, four
questions were used to gauge people’s sense of personal security and their
personal experiences with crime and law enforcement. The questions were: “In
the city or area where you live, do you have confidence in the local police
force?”; “Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you
live?”; “Within the last 12 months, have you had money or property stolen from
you or another household member?”; and “Within the past 12 months, have you
been assaulted or mugged?”
The new global poll by the
research-based organisation said, “2018 Global Law and Order report presents
the results from Gallup’s latest measurements of people’s answers to these
questions based on more than 148,000 interviews with adults in 142 countries
and areas in 2017.”
Elaborating on its methodology,
the United States-based organisation said it compiled the “positive” responses
to the four questions into a law and order index score for each country.
It added, “The higher the
score, the higher the proportion of the population that reports feeling safe.
The index score for the world in 2017 was 81 out of a possible 100. Eighty-six
countries posted scores lower than this average.”
Few days ago, Nigeria was
ranked alongside DR Congo, South Sudan, CAR, Burundi, Ethiopia, Palestine,
Myanmar, Yemen, and Venezuela among the top 10 countries in the “Neglected
Global Crises List” by the humanitarian organisation, Norwegian Refugee Council.
“Sadly, the reality is that
people affected by crises that are neglected by the public, the media and the
politicians, end up receiving less humanitarian relief. The list should serve
as a reminder, both for us as humanitarian organisations, for the media and for
politicians,” NRC Secretary General, Jan Egeland, said in a statement by the
organisation’s spokesperson, Tiril Skarstein.
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