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The rate at which crimes skyrocket generally in Nigeria indicated a need of collaborative policing to manage the situation at hand. Despite this urgent need, many problems are perceived to be responsible for failure in community policing strategy in curbing urban Kano crimes. This research aimed at looking at these possible factors and how they are related to failure of the long awaited and envisaged success in crime management. Being a quantitative research, the questionnaires were administered on 400 sampling units who were purposively selected with 50 representing each of the eight local government areas that made up the study area. Analysis was made using VB-SEM-PLS Smart2.0M3 software. The results showed that inter agency problems (synergy), logistic problems, and political intervention as the independent variables possessed direct positive effects on lack of public confidence as the mediator while lack of police professional skills did not. However, all the four independent variables possessed a direct positive effects on failure of community policing as the dependent variable. As lack of public confidence mediate, interagency problem (synergy), logistic problems and political interference maintained indirect relationships with the failure of community policing while lack of police professional skills have not. Hence, to achieve efficient community policing, interagency problems should be managed, funds, adequate working tools should be provided and more personnel recruited. Similarly, acquisition of more professional skills should be one of the top priorities. Also, the policing system should not be politicised but should be allowed to take a natural course. These if maintained would restore the public confidence in the police, utilising which, community policing will be successful. Thus, this could only be achieved through collaborative efforts of both concerned authorities, NGOs, entertainment industry and the general public.

Most of the world's development strategies largely depend on the youth. This societal segment is believed to assist in producing sustained economy, social justice and stable democracy of a nation. It is therefore very important if the society could produce qualitative youth to make these a reality. The thrust of this research is to understand the relationship between drug abuse among the youth and political thuggery in Kano Metropolis with a view to proffer solutions to the problem.Youth were interviewed from some selected drug abuse joints using questionnaire. Also, some drug abuse specialists were contacted to generate relevant information. Majority of the youth interviewed were at their tender ages of inducing their peers and involve in political thuggery that calls for rivalry, killings, injuries, opposition clashes etc.The data indicate that majority of the drug abusers are employed, although economic factors suchas profit maximization encourage drug abuse habit among them. Lack of higher educational qualifications is another factor that pushes the youth into drug abuse and subsequently to politically related crimes. Similarly, political thuggery is a factor responsible for drug abuse among the youth in the study area.The study concludes that in order to attain a virile state of political integration, parents should monitor their children's movements and the company they keep; marital disputes should be avoided by the couples themselves; leaders should stop using the youth in achieving their personal political interests; and religious leaders should be more involved in the youth's upbringing.