Networked Corruption and Discursive Immunity: Mapping the Structure, Actors, and Framing of Financial Crimes in Nigeria (2010–2025)
Abdulmajid Kolawole Yusuf, Ibrahim Sani Kaita
Trends in Organized Crime
2026
Institution: Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
This study investigates the structure and operation of financial crime networks in Nigeria between 2010 and 2025 using Social Network Analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis. The research reveals that corruption operates through interconnected networks of political elites, bureaucratic actors, and transnational facilitators. The findings highlight the structural and discursive mechanisms that sustain illicit financial flows and recommend stronger institutional autonomy, international collaboration, and governance reforms.
Download Full Paper