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Title

Cybercrime Glamorization in Nigerian songs.

Authors

Tade, Oludayo

Abstract

A survey of literature shows that extant studies in Nigeria have not examined how lyrical constructions can enhance our understanding of the cultural context of cyber-criminality. Using Olu Maintain's Yahooze, Kelly Handsome's Maga Don Pay and Abolore Adigun's Living Thing all of which glamorizes cybercrimes, the study analyses their representations and justification of cybercrimes in Nigeria. All songs provide justification for cybercriminality by constructing it as a 'as a way out of suffering'; 'a game' and 'work' with huge material benefits rather than a crime. Taken together, cybercrime glamorization by popular musicians is dysfunctional to the eradication of cyber-criminality. It is suggested that anti-cybercrime agencies must partner the Nigerian music industry to deglamorise cybercrimes.

Subjects

NIGERIA; MUSICIANS; COMPUTER crimes; BIRDSONGS; MUSIC industry; INTERNET fraud; SONGS

Publication

International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 2019, Vol 13, Issue 2, p478

ISSN

0974-2891

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.5281/zenodo.3707944