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Team Performance in Neighbourhood Security: An Ethnographic Presentation of Indigenous Traditional Security System in Badagry

The paper discusses the neighbourhood security pattern in Badagry from an ethnographic perspective. It observes in particular, that Egun perception of security is located within the corporate existence of the people which is mostly based on their common ancestry, indigenous religious system and utmost respect for the social values of the land. Relying on the results of ethnographic studies, the paper pinpoints the central security role that is accorded to the traditional court system in the town. It emphasizes the position of this indigenous traditional judiciary institution as reflecting a cu…