The Africa Organised Crime Index 2023, conducted to enhance Africa’s response to the Transnational Organised Crime (Enact) project – ranks Nigeria second, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) topping the continental charts regarding the scourge of organised crime.
According to the report, “the most pervasive criminal market in Africa was human trafficking.”
In the past five years, according to the report, criminality across Africa has steadily increased and shows no sign of abetting.
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Human trafficking remains a serious challenge; the cocaine markets have spiked in East, West and Southern Africa; and financial crimes are endemic in many regions,” the report quoted.
This is the third edition of the index, which has been published every two years since 2019.
The rankings are based on a scale of zero to 10, and Nigeria’s 2023 overall “criminality score” is 7.28 (up from 7.15 in 2021).
The Enact project is implemented by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in partnership with Interpol and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime.
Fifteen illicit activities are ranked with “criminal market scores”. These include human trafficking, human smuggling, arms trafficking, extortion and protection racketeering, and financial crime.
On cyber-dependent crimes, “Nigeria (8.0), is recognised as an epicentre for cybercrimes in Africa and globally”, the report stated.
Nigeria and Mali both ranked at the highest levels for kidnapping for ransom.
Nigeria scored eight on extortion, 8.5 in arms trafficking and 8.5 in trading counterfeit goods.
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