Personifying Luqmān’s Parenting Style for Curbing Cybercrime Cases in Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.22452/basirah.vol16no1.2Keywords:
Cybercrime, parenting, Luqmān, youth, exegesisAbstract
Poor parenting has been one of the logjams militating against rectitude among Nigerian youths. Similarly, the youths’ penchant for flamboyant lifestyle has precipitated the upsurge in cybercrime in the country, ranging from internet fraud to ritual killing. This research explores the role of parenting in curbing the menace of cybercrime in Nigeria, using the story of Luqmān as a paradigm. It further examines the modern trends in cybercrime and the statistics of Nigerian cybercrime cases to demonstrate the need for spontaneous intervention by the government. Drawing from Islamic parenting strategy, the paper highlights various moral lessons and their implications for youth ethical behaviour. The study adopts descriptive method to analyse the various kinds of cybercrimes. It also deploys exploratory method to narrate Luqmān’s story vis-à-vis exegetical method to unravel the hermeneutic relevance of his admonition to curtailing the cybercrime phenomenon in Nigeria. It identifies carefreeness, poverty, economic hardship, unemployment and unrestricted cyber exposure as contributing factors to the malaise. The study advocates for moral parenting strategy that integrates religious teachings into technological awareness to combat cybercrime rate in the country.
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