Etannibi Alemika is a professor of

Criminology Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and so ...

and the Sociology of Law at the

University of Jos The University of Jos, abbreviated as Unijos, is a Federal University in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria. History What became the University of Jos was established in November 1971 from the satellite campus of the University of Ibadan. ...

. In August 2015, he was one of seven individuals appointed to a newly formed anti-corruption board organized by President Muhammadu Buhari. His most widely cited article is titled ''Policing and Perceptions of Police in Nigeria'', which was published in 1988.

Early life and education

Alemika studied sociology at the University of Ibadan where he also got a master's degree in the same course. In 1985, he got a master's degree from University of Pennsylvania, graduating with distinction before he proceeded to obtain a doctorate degree in criminology.

Academic career

He is a member of several organizations including the

American Society of Criminology The American Society of Criminology (ASC) is an international organization based on the campus of Ohio State University whose members focus on the study of crime and delinquency. It aims to grow and disseminate scholarly research, with members wo ...

and

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) is an international association established in 1963 to foster professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice and criminology. ACJS promotes criminal justice and criminology edu ...

. In 2013, he posited the need for a Nigerian repository of information for use by security agencies that will aid and combat crime. In a 2017 lecture held in Lagos State, Alemika decried the situation of homeland security and called on legislators to create laws that will ensure effective policing in the Nigeria.

Administrative appointments

* Member,

Buhari's anti-corruption war Buhari's anti-corruption war is an anti-graft war declared by Muhammadu Buhari, the 6th democratic President of Nigeria. This is a war against all forms of corruption in Nigeria. During the president's election campaign in 2015, he vowed to figh ...

seven-man committee

Personal life

Emily Alemika

He is married to Emily Alemika, who is also a professor. Emily, a lecturer in the department of public law, faculty of law,

was born with separated parents and worked as a maid in several homes before starting primary school at age 13. She has a diploma in law from Ahmadu Bello University and a master's degree in Criminal justice. She describes her husband as being solely responsible for her accomplishment in life and her saving grace. Explaining that he is a person who never uses gender as a discriminatory factor in issues. She is also the first professor of Law from Kogi State In 2017, his wife was appointed as a member of the governing council at

Kogi State University Prince Abubakar Audu University,(Formerly Kogi State University) located at Anyigba, is the state-owned university of Kogi, Nigeria. It was established in 1999 by Prince Abubakar Audu, the former governor of the state. At the time of its establi ...

by Governor Yahaya Bello.

References

External links

University of Cambridge bio of Alemikagoogle scholar listing for Alemika
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alemika, Etannibi Living people Nigerian sociologists Nigerian criminologists Academic staff of the University of Jos University of Ibadan alumni University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences alumni Nigerian expatriates in the United States Year of birth missing (living people)