Prevalence of almajirai (students) involvement in violent crimes in sokoto metropolis almajirai schools”,

This paper focused on the prevalence of almajirai (students) involvement in violent crimes in Sokoto Metropolis almajirai schools. Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. Sokoto metropolis state was divided in to two south and north. The sample of the study was 300 almajirai students (130 from the south and 170 from the north), randomly drawn from almajirai students population of 14,470 in Sokoto State Mora (2008). A researcher developed an instrument titled, “Almajirai Violent Crimes Questionnaire” (AVCQ) was employed to collect data. The questionnaire was subjected to validation by an expert and its reliability determined using Cronbach Alpha. This yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.76. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study revealed that the prevalence of violent crimes was high in the study area. The violent crimes commonly committed by the almajirai (students) included, steeling, post election violence, pickpocket, violent victimization, purse snatching, findings of the study, recommendations of the study were highlighted and conclusion drawn.