Abstract Yenagoa, in Bayelsa State, has witnessed an increase in the rate of gang-motivated violence and crime, especially since 2015. However, several studies and news reports on crime in Yenagoa have focused more on corruption, political violence, and militancy with little attention paid to the criminal activity of neighbourhood gangs. Thus, this study investigated neighbourhood gangsterism in Yenagoa. The Political economy and Differential Association theoretical frameworks respectively we...
