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Item Child Trafficking as a Social Problem in Nigerian Society: A Survey of Ikeja Local Government Area Residents of Lagos, Lagos State(International Journal of Management, Social Sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies, 2024-07) Akinlotan Raymond AdeniyiThis research examines the phenomenon of child trafficking in Nigeria and reasons for victims’ vulnerability. It discussed the motivations for child trafficking and identified poverty as a major cause for victim’s vulnerability. The research draws on information from primary sources (questionnaire). This study identifies the major causes of child trafficking: high level of illiteracy, unemployment and poor standard of living were identified. Questionnaire was administered to collect relevant data which were analysed, using percentage and chi-square. It was discovered that poor family background, poverty, large family size, rapid urbanization among others are the major factors why many Nigerian children are vulnerable to trafficking. Having identified the causes, recommendations were made to help in solving the problem such as Broad production, Preventive actions and Law enforcement.Item Reward Management System on Public Sector Employees: A Function of Job Performance and Workers’ Welfare (A Study of Lagos State University, Ojo)(International Journal of Management, Social Sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies, 2024-03) Akinlotan Raymond Adeniyi; Akinlotan Joan Temitope; Oguntuase Ruth OlayemiDespite over many decades of substantial theoretical and methodological investigations into the components of job satisfaction, the subject has to date continued to attract considerable attention from theorists, practitioners and academicians alike in both the developed and developing countries. This is not unconnected with the general belief that a just and efficient reward management system enhances workers’ morale and improves their effectiveness and performance at the workplace. The descriptive survey research method was used and the study population was made up of academic, non-academic and senior academic staff of Lagos State University. The first hypothesis sought to find out if there was any significant difference between financial and non-financial reward management and workers’ effectiveness; and the second hypothesis determined if reward incentive positively affected employee performance. The findings showed that, there is a significant relationship between monetary rewards and employees’ performance among LASU (Lagos State University) staff. It also showed that, there was a significant difference between financial and non-financial reward management and workers’ effectiveness, and that reward incentive positively affected employee performance. The paper recommended that a well-articulated blue-print on employees reward and motivation should be designed whereby the management would identify the types of incentive schemes and improve funding of the University, among other recommendations.Item Big Brother Nigeria: Its Violations against National Broadcasting Commission Regulations.(International Journal of Management, Social Sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies, 2022-09) Akinlotan Raymond Adeniyi; Akinlotan Joan Temitope; Akazue Victor Ikechukwu; Oladipo Eunice MolayoBig Brother Nigeria is a reality show in which a group of persons are brought together while being continuously watched by the viewing public in a house through a television camera. In this reality TV show, contestants are confined in a house and compete to escape eviction so as to win prizes ranging from large sums of money to exotic cars and business contracts. The reality TV show was first debut in Nigeria in 2006. This study investigated the patterns and extent of obscene and uncensored content aired on the Big Brother Nigeria show to ascertain if the contents reflect the value and guidelines layer down by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in promoting Nigerians culture and value. This study adopted content analysis as a design tool and twelve episodes of the show were analyzed while one hundred and twenty sexual acts were identified in the show. The result of this study showed a high concentration of sexual acts ranging from kissing, caressing, touching, erotic dances, intercourse, etc similarly their inappropriate mode of dressing such as skimpy skirts, transparent dresses, bum shorts were all worn on the Big Brother Naija show. This show goes against our culture and attacks the root of society which is morality because our culture preaches against nudity, use of foul languages, public display of affection and sex on the television screen. These findings recommend that the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission should sanction the Big Brother Nigeria show when not to be broadcast content (NTBB) are aired on the show and they should be afraid of powerful interests to expose the public to such ignominy and immorality. Parents and guidance should also protect their teenagers from viewing X-rated contents or shows on cable TV. Therefore, the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission still has a lot to do in ensuring quality broadcast content are presented to the viewing public.Item Causes and Effect of Gambling Attitude among Private University Students: A Study of Crawford University Igbesa Ogun State(Sapientia Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Development Studies, 2022-06) Akinlotan Raymond AdeniyiGambling is a form of behavior that has been identified to have serious consequences on gamblers health, study-habits, academic performance, and has been reported to be related to some criminal related behaviors. This study examines the causes and effect of gambling among private university students using Crawford University as a case study. In executing this research, social learning theory of gambling was adopted, which postulate that gambling as a form of behavior is highly subjected to reinforcement and reward, the method of analysis adopted in this study is the frequency and percentages under the analysis. The sample for the study consists of undergraduates of Crawford university students, the study found that 67.5% of the students of Crawford University engage in gambling activities, out of which 82.7% are male and 14.3% are female. Majority of the respondent who ever gambled reported that they engage in such activities because they needed money. Despite the fact that some of these students come from a rich home and well educated parents, they still needed more money than their regular allowances. The study thereby suggests that the University through its entrepreneur center should empower students, vocational training with the aim of profit making and then organize on orientation on peer influence.Item Analysis of Family Role in Hiv/Aids Prevention among the Ilajes’ of South Western Nigeria(Sapientia Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Development Studies, 2022-06) Akinlotan Raymond AdeniyiThe global statistics on HIV/AIDS still show that over 40 million persons are infected. The sub-Saharan African countries contain above 60 percent of the Global burden and Nigeria, carries about 8 percent of the Global burden (Ifeanyi, 2004). There has been a steady increase in the HIV/AIDS prevalence in Nigeria is since the 1980s. While worldwide spending on AIDS treatment totalled between $3.3million and 4.5 million in 1990, only two percent of the money was spent in Africa where 50 percent of the world’s AIDS cases are found. Expectedly, the developed countries provided over 84 percent of the amount. However the world health organization stressed that in order to have any real hope of slowing the spread of the epidemic, the world needs to spend at least 20 times more in developing countries in the global fight against AIDS. The organization also pointed out that what the world community commits to preventing AIDS in the4 next couple of years will directly affect the course of the epidemic over the next two or three decades. In response to the epidemic, various measures have been taken at the local, national and international levels to prevent the transmission. Despite such programmes for prevention, efforts to date have not been sufficiently impactful to adequately control HIV/AIDS. Various drugs have been invented, new once are being discovered and administered, yet people are still being infected and are still subjected to various excruciating experiences. Prevention remains the best way of capturing the epidemic. Therefore in recognition of existing lacunae in previous programmes and attempts made to prevent the epidemic, the study examines roles of the family in HIV/AIDS prevention.Item Insecurity: Rethinking Community Policing and Crime Management in Ikeja Area of Lagos State(International Journal of Management, Social Sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies, 2021-12) Akinlotan Raymond Adeniyi; Akazue Debrah GloriaThe provision of adequate security is a social pre-requisite for the survival of any society. However, in countries such as Nigeria, the emergence and growth of community policing has thrived on the inadequacies, shortcomings and several inadequacies attributed to formal policing systems. The Nigerian police force have been severely criticised for several atrocities, including its inability to curtail crimes as such many people have turned to community policing. This study therefore examines the community policing and crime management in Ikeja in terms of its forms, roles, efficacy and challenges in the management of crime. The study adopted the survey research design. Data for the study was collected through the quantitative method from a total of 400 respondents selected through the multi-stage sampling technique. Findings from the study showed that the use of community policing as a security agent in Ikeja has led to a moderate decline in crime rates. The study also found that the most profound reasons for the adoption of community policing are police ineffectiveness and increases in crime wave. Other reasons found by the study include lack of police presence. Findings from the study also showed that members of the Ikeja community identify the roles of community policing in crime prevention and perceive it as a positive compared to the roles performed by the NPF. However, as indicated by the study, community policing is beset by challenges that affect its performance, these include; institutional constraints, police perception, god-father-ism and poor funding. Based on the study findings, the study recommends a restructuring of the NPF that considers grey areas such as police public image and the lack of public trust and partnership.Item Opinion Survey on Socio-Economic Factors of Juvenile Delinquency In Ketu – Adie Owe Community in Ogun State(International Journal of Social & Management Sciences, Madonna University (IJSMS), 2017-03) Akinlotan Raymond Adeniyi; Ojo Matthias Olufemi Dada; Abisoye Amos Olatunde; Aina Oluwasola Abiodun; Edegbai Martha AbuaSocio – economic factors play prominent roles in determining the behaviours of children in the society. This study, therefore, investigated the opinions of Ketu Adie – Owe community in Ado – Odo / Ota Localgovernment of Ogun State, on the socio – economic factors that cause juvenile delinquency. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Data were collected through quantitative method. This involved seventy – three copies of questionnaire administered among community residents conveniently sampled for the study. Quantitative data were analysed using table of frequency and percentage distributions. Fifty – nine percent of the respondents were female; 49.3% of them were married and 39.7% of them had family size of 2 to 3 persons. The analyses in the study show that 97.2% of the respondents affirmed poverty as a cause of delinquency; 89.0% of them opined broken homes, 83.3% concurred on low family income as a cause, 84.5% of the respondents signified lack of parental control as a cause of delinquent behaviours; 82.2% affirmed that delinquency in juveniles is caused by pressure from bad peer groups and 77.8% of the respondents affirmed lack of moral / religious instructions from parents as a factor leading children to delinquent behaviour. The study recommends speedy economy recovery; discouragement of broken homes; adequate parental control and sound moral / religious instructions to children as panaceas to the problem of juvenile delinquency in our society.Item Corruption and Leadership Challenges in a Democracy: A Case of Nigeria(IJBSMS, 2024-01) Abisoye Amos Olatunde; Adesiyan Emmanuel AyobamiDemocracy envisions transparency and accountability in governance. The experience under the current democratic dispensation however appears to be contrary to the virtues promised by democracy. Corruption has assumed notorious dimensions and has become a drag on the development t of the country. Corruption is not a recent development in Nigeria. It has being with us over the years, and like a cancer, it has continue to spread to every part of the nation’s structure. Since corruption became a noticeable national malaise. Every government, military or civilian, had staged one kind of battle other against it. Nevertheless, corruption has escalated rather than abate. The paper probes the nexus between corruption, democracy and development in Nigeria. The rampaging scourge of corruption is blamed on poor leadership which is largely a product of distorted democratic process through election rigging. The paper concludes that corruption has being a clog on the path of progress and development. And that the country can only develop if the political leadership would demonstrate genuine concern to obliterate the menace.Item A Sociological Investigation of the Determinant Factors and the Effects of Child Street Hawking In Nigeria: Agege, Lagos State, Under Survey(International Journal of Asian Social Science., 2013) Ojo Matthias Olufemi DadaAn increase in the number of the children hawkers in Nigeria has become worrisome. With selected respondents in a densely populated area of Lagos State (n = 100), this paper investigates the problem of street hawking among the Nigerian children. Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria, was purposely sampled and the respondents who participated in the study were conveniently sampled from the study area. Simple percentages and chi-square were the methods of data analysis employed in this study. The study discovered that the level of awareness of the dangers inherent in child hawking among the affected children was low. The investigation of the study revealed that parents’ levels of education, parents’ occupations and the sizes of the family were significantly related to the problem of child hawkers in the study area. The study recommends intensified enlightenment programmes on the problem of child hawkers, positive and genuine commitment by the government, mass, free and compulsory education, and a serious fight against poverty through poverty alleviation and eradication programmes by the government. The implications of doing these were discussed.Item Confession of Married Women Who Abused Their Husbands in Igbesa Community of Ogun State, Nigeria(International Journal Of Social Science Research And Anthropology, 2025-02) Ojo Matthias Olufemi Dada; Peter Deborah Ibechone; Funmilola Aduke AkinolaSpouse abuse is generally considered to be the crime of the masculinity in our society with little or no emphasis on men as victims of it. This study, therefore, investigated the abuses committed by married women against their husbands. The study was guided by the combination of conflict and aggression theories and it adopted descriptive survey design. It engaged a non-probability sampling technique in the selection of study area which was done through convenience sampling method and also for the respondents that were selected for the study. Data were collected through quantitative method. This involved admiration of forty copies of the questionnaire prepared for the study. The largest number of respondents were between 40-44 years and 45-49 respectively years with 20.0% of respondents for each. A total of 72.5% were Christians and 67.5% of respondents were Bachelor degree holders. Twenty-five percent of respondents contracted their marriage in church and 30.0% of them had spent between 1-5 years in marriage. The findings revealed that 26.2% of respondents had denied their husbands sexual intercourse in the past, 21.3% of them had assaulted their husbands verbally in the past, 13.1% had stolen their husbands’ money and 11.5% of respondents had threatened their husbands in the past among others. A total of 20.0% of respondents abused their husbands for not consulting them in decision making for the family, 10.0% of them because their husbands were aggressive, 8.6% did this because their husbands were too generous and 7.1% of them abused their husbands because of infidelity and lack of self-control respectively. A total of 35.9% of respondents entered into personal reconciliation with their husbands after the abuse, 22.6% of them said nothing happened after the abuse, 17.0% of them sought for the intervention of parents/relatives and 11.3% of them abstained from intimate relationship with their spouses. The study conclude that men are also being abused by their spouses. More researched on men as victims of spouse abuse, public awareness on spouse abuse by wives, teaching, training, educational programs, supportive services and government interventional policies to curb the problem were recommended.Item Rating and Dislike for Challenges Confronting Nigeria Police by Gashua Community People of Yobe State.(International Journal of African Reseaarch and Sustainability Studies IJARSS., 2024-09) Ojo Matthias Olufemi Dada; Peter Deborah IbechoneChallenges confronting Nigeria police are many and enormous. Several studies have examined these challenges but failed to link them with how citizens rate them and with reasons citizens dislike Nigeria police. This study, therefore, investigated how citizens rated the challenges confronting Nigeria police and how this contributed to their dislike of Nigeria police. The study adopted survey design. Data were collected through quantitative method. This involved administering of 128 copies of questionnaire prepared for the study. The data were analysed using frequency distribution. The analyses show that 65.63% of respondents were male; 28.91% of them were between 20 years and 24years; 60.94% were Muslims and 71.1% of them were holders of Bachelor degree. Those who were somehow familiar with police duties and functions were 37.50%; 25.78% rated the performance of the duties and functions to be averagely good; 22.66% averagely like the ways police perform those duties and functions. Majority of respondent rated police corruption to be very high 20.50%; 28.91% dislike Nigeria police because of corruption. Brutality among police was rated low (26.56%); 31.25% dislike Nigeria police because of brutality; 29.69% rated police pro-activeness to be very low; 28.13% dislike police for not trustworthy; 25.00% rated impolite among police to be very low; however, 40.63% dislike police because of impolite behaviours of some officers. In area of incompetence, 19.53% of respondents rated it to be low; but 38.28% of them dislike police because of their incompetence, colluding with criminals was rated very low to be 19.53% but 25.78% of respondents extremely dislike police for colluding with criminals; 25.78% rated police concern for victims of crime to be very low and 38.28% dislike police for this. All the suggestions made by respondents to improve Nigeria police were recommended and other recommendations from other studies.Item Police Brutality against Youth in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria(International Journal of Humanities, Literature and Art Research, 2025-01) Ojo Matthias Olufemi Dada; Danbaba Enoch Modi; Tegbe EbenezarThis study investigates police brutality amongst youth within Ibadan metropolis, focusing on its prevalence, causes, and impacts, particularly on youth aged 18–30. The research examines the systemic factors contributing to police violence, including inadequate training, entrenched impunity, and insufficient accountability, using Social Conflict and Strain Anomie theories as frameworks. Highlighting the 2020 #ENDSARS protests as a case study, the research explores the disproportionate targeting of urban youth by law enforcement and the social consequences of such actions. Findings reveal a disconnect between police operations and constitutional mandates, exacerbated by poor working conditions, internal conflicts, and the use of torture-induced confessions. Recommendations emphasize comprehensive police training, anti-bias initiatives, legislative reforms, and community policing to foster transparency, accountability, and public trust. The study also underscores the need for adopting body cameras, implementing whistle-blower protections, and leveraging data-driven analysis to prevent abuse. While the research relies on secondary data and a small sample size, it provides insights into the systemic challenges and socio-political implications of police brutality in Nigeria. The study contributes to policy discussions on safeguarding human rights and advocates for a collaborative, multifaceted strategy to address police misconduct and rebuild community-police relations, ensuring a more equitable justice system.Item Opinion Survey On Parental And Peer Group Factors Of Juvenile Delinquency In Ketu- Adie Owe Community In Ogun State(International Journal of Social & Management Sciences, Madonna University (IJSMS), 2017-03) Abisoye Amos Olutunde; Olaniyi Mary Ikeola; Ojo Matthias Olufemi Dada; Akinlotan Raymond Adeniyi; Edegbai Martha AbuaParental and peer group factors are very cogent in consideration of causes of juvenile delinquency in every society. This paper, therefore, surveyed the opinions of Ketu – Adie Owe Community in Ado/Odo/Ota local government of Ogun State on the parental and peer group factors that cause the engagement of juveniles in anti – social behaviour. Descriptive survey design was adopted in the study. Data were collected through quantitative method. This involved seventy – three copies of questionnaire administered among community residents that were conveniently sampled for the study. The quantitative data were analysed using tables of frequency and percentage distribution. Fifty – nine percent of the respondents were female; 49.3% of them were married and 39.7% of them had 2 or 3 persons in their families. The analyses in the study show that all the respondents (100%) opined that divorce parents encourage juvenile delinquency; lack of parental supervision was affirmed by 89.9% of the 154 respondents as a cause; lack or poor parental skills was signified by 62.5% of the respondents; 74.3% was of the opinion that pampering leads to deviant behaviours among juveniles; a total of 89.1% of the respondents agreed that rejection of children (lack of love, care and affection) will cause juvenile delinquency in children. Data analyses on peer group influences show that 83.1% of the respondents affirmed that if juveniles associate with cult members they will become delinquent; 79.0% of the respondents identified association with group involved in examination malpractice as a factor that will cause delinquency; 84.4% of them chose association with drug users as a cause; 55.0% of the respondents opined that associating with bullies will make juveniles to be delinquent; 85.4% of them identified association with group that engages in theft as a cause and finally, 68.3% affirmed that when juveniles associate with group that plays truancy, they will become delinquent. The study recommends that parents need to teach their children the norms of the society. It further calls for control and prevention of drug abuse. Alleviation of poverty; avoidance of bad peer groups; good parental skills; avoidance of divorce; acceptance of children in love; good parental supervision and avoidance of pampering were also recommended in the study.Item Contributory Pension Reforms and Employee Risk Perception in the Banking Industry of Lagos State Nigeria.(World Wide Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, 2018) Abisoye Olutunde Amos; Oguntuase Ruth Olayemi; Kesinro Olalekan RasheedThe paper examines contributory pension reforms and risk perception in the banking industry of Nigeria of Lagos State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was adopted while the simple random sampling technique was used to draw a sample of 361 respondents. Questionnaire was the main instrument for data collection, measured on a 6-point Likert Scale. 361 copies of questionnaire were administered with a response rate of 60.94%. Data collected were analyzed using the descriptive statistical techniques of Percentiles and Pearson Correlation with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software for editing and encoding. The result shows that contributory pension reforms significantly affect risk perception among employees of commercial banks in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria (R = 0.982, p < 0.05). The study recommends that the management of commercial banks and other financial institutions should ensure continuous and adequate training of personnel to aid innovative, creative and efficient pension management strategies to improve employee welfare.Item Corruption and Leadership Challenges in a Democracy: A Case of Nigeria(International Journal of Behavioral Social and Movement Sciences, 2014-01) Amos Olutunde Abisoye; Emmanuel Ayobami AdesiyanDemocracy envisions transparency and accountability in governance. The experience under the current democratic dispensation however appears to be contrary to the virtues promised by democracy. Corruption has assumed notorious dimensions and has become a drag on the development t of the country. Corruption is not a recent development in Nigeria. It has being with us over the years, and like a cancer, it has continue to spread to every part of the nation’s structure. Since corruption became a noticeable national malaise. Every government, military or civilian, had staged one kind of battle other against it. Nevertheless, corruption has escalated rather than abate. The paper probes the nexus between corruption, democracy and development in Nigeria. The rampaging scourge of corruption is blamed on poor leadership which is largely a product of distorted democratic process through election rigging. The paper concludes that corruption has being a clog on the path of progress and development. And that the country can only develop if the political leadership would demonstrate genuine concern to obliterate the menace.Item Alájọbí: Revisiting the Spirit of Kinship on Mission of Reward and Punishment among Yoruba People of Nigeria(Global Journal of Applied, Management and Social Sciences (GOJAMSS), 2017-09) Akazue Debrah Gloria; Ojo Matthias Olufemi Dada; Abisoye, Amos Olutunde; Aina, OluwasolaAlájọbí is a strong belief system among Yoruba people. It is the spirit of kinship which plays prominent roles among these people.Several studies have examined kinship systems in African societies but did not pay special attention to the roles of kinship in reward and punishment.This study, therefore, investigated the opinions of Yoruba people on efficiency of Alájọbí (spirit of kinship) to reward or punish members of kinship group. The study adopted survey design. Data were collected through qualitative method. This involved thirty – four indepth interviews conducted in Ado – Odo, Ketu – Adie Owe and Edu communities of Ogun State in Nigeria. The socio – bio data of the respondents were presented and analysed, using percentage. The responses of the participants on Alájọbí were also presented in charts with percentage distributions of their responses. Fifty – two percent of the respondents were female; 76.5% of them were Christians; 85.3% of them were married; 52.9% of them were holders of Bachelor degrees; and 85.3% of them were indigenes of Ogun State. 79.4% of the respondents affirmed that Yoruba people still strongly believe in Alájọbí; 52.9% of them agreed that Alájọbí is strongly efficient in rewarding good deeds and 38.2% concurred that it is strongly efficient in punishing evil deeds. Blood ties or bonds among the kinship members, constant references making to Alájọbí and its efficacy to punish offenders were the reasons given for its strong belief system among Yoruba people. Majority of respondents agreed that Alájọbí rewards people who do good to their kinsmen/kinswomen and that those rewards would even be extended to their children. The respondents also agreed that Alájọbí is very efficient in punishing people who do evils to other members of kinship group. Sudden death, madness, poverty and strange diseases were cited as examples of such punishment. People should not play down the role of Alájọbí to reward and to punish. It operates as a pay back, a just administration of rewards and punishment. It is not a barbaric belief system. Yoruba parents should be teaching their children the Yoruba cultural values and belief systems for preservation and transmission of Yoruba culture from generation to generation. Finally, further studies on Alájọbí and other Yoruba belief systems and the documentation of such studies for academic and cultural preservation should be of paramount interest to us.Item Revisiting the Civil Society and Democratic Governance in Africa: Present or Absent in Nigeria?(JPPUMA: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan dan Sosial Politik UMA (Journal of Governance and Political Social UMA), 2023-06-13) Samuel Adetola Ogunwa; Florence Adeseeke OgunwaThe civil society midwife democratic government in 1999. They fought for it. Although some died in the process of agitating for democracy, the fundamental human rights and rule of law are firmly entrenched, including the freedom of association, free movement, and speech among others. The paper argues that today’s democratic government was worked for, but those who worked for it did not participate in the transition program since the military's characteristics, particularly those of General Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida, keep the transition program in perplexity and continuous. The failure of the leaders and members of civil organisations to participate is responsible for the crisis of governance. Those elected into governments across the states, including the federal government largely masquerading behind politics as governance output. The paper is of the view that the civil society organisation in the country cannot claim irresponsible to Nigerians since they ushered in democratic rule; therefore, efforts must be geared towards validating the purpose of democracy and the dividends of democratic governance in Nigeria.Item Prevalence and Causes of Sexual Defilement of Female Minors in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria(Global Journal of Applied, Management and Social Sciences (GOJAMSS), 2013-12) Akazue Debrah Gloria; Ojo Matthias Olufemi Dada; Abisoye Amos OlutundeSexual defilement of female minor has become a prevalent social problem in Nigeria, and in Lagos metropolis in particular. However, information on awareness, prevalence and causes of it are scanty. This study, therefore, investigated the awareness, prevalence and causes of sexual defilement of female minors in Lagos metropolis. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Data were collected through qualitative and quantitative methods. These involved two in-depth interviews and 100 questionnaire surveys of court officials (77) and social workers (23). Qualitative data were analysed using content analysis, while quantitative data were analysed using frequency distribution. Fifty – Six percent of the sampled court officials were female; 79.0% of them were married and 81.0% of them had between 1 to 3 children. 96.0% of them were strongly aware of sexual defilement of minors as a social problem; while 98.0% of them identified female minors as the most targeted. However, 67.0% of them strongly agree that male minors were not also spared. Sexual desire for the girl (mean = 3. 74); experimenting with sex (mean = 3.97); wanted sex (mean = 3. 86); spiritual cleansing with virgin (mean = 3.44); alcoholic drinks and drugs (mean = 3. 90); opportunity because the minor would not tell (mean = 3. 79); watching sex films and other sexually explicit materials (mean = 3.96); psychiatric problem (mean = 3.40); exposure to sexual abuse in the past (mean 3. 46) and war / conflict / riot (mean = 3.11) were the identified causes of sexual defilement of female minors in Lagos metropolis. Sexual defilement of female minors has become a worrisome problem in the city of Lagos. More awareness campaigns, adequate record keeping of its incidences, more identification of its causes, sensitization and intervention measures were recommended.