F U O Y E Journal of Criminology and Security Studies (IJCSS) . Department of Criminology and Security Studies, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria Vol-2, Issue-1, November 2023 . . ISSN: 2786-9636 (Print); 2790-3246 (Online) 154 NIGERIA AFROBEAT LYRICS AS PREDICTOR OF JUVENILE INVOLVEMENT IN INTERNET FRAUD Ulo, Edafe Department of Criminology and Security Studies Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba, Delta State uloedafe@gmail.com/ ulo.edafe@dou.edu.ng Abstract The study researched Nigerian Afrobeat Lyrics as a Predictor of Juvenile Involvement in Internet Fraud in Delta State. Adopted ‘Language Interactionist Theory of Social Learning’ as the theoretical frame. The study adopted a correlational survey design. The population of the study consists of 23,980 senior secondary school students in Delta State, while the sample size of the study is 987 students. A simple random sample was used in the selection of 21 senior secondary students in 47 public schools. The instruments used while collecting data for the study are The Nigeria Afrobeat Lyrics Questionnaire (NABLQ) and the Juvenile Involvement in Internet Fraud Questionnaire (JIIFQ). Each questionnaire is comprised of two sections (A and B). Section "A" contained the socio- demographic information, and Section "B" contained questions and the views of respondents. Nigerian Afrobeat lyrics as a predictor of juvenile involvement in internet fraud in Delta State An inferential statistic (ANOVA) was used to test both hypotheses. Findings from the study reveal that Nigerian afrobeat lyrics and Juvenile involvement significantly predict internet fraud in Delta State. Juvenile involvement was the best predictor of internet fraud due to the content of Nigerian afrobeat lyrics. The recommendation was that parents and guardians should caution their children, and the government, through their regulatory boards in the entertainment industry, should step up by conducting a multistage censorship before music is airborne in public space. Keyword: Afrobeat Lyrics, Predictor, Juvenile, Internet Fraud Introduction Juveniles and the very young in our society must be considered and treated as important if the society is to thrive with development. If not handled properly, they might become problems for themselves, their families, and the society that produces them, especially when they are involved in social vices that deviate from societal standards due to multifactor negative influences from childhood through adulthood (Olarinmoye, 2012). The involvement of juveniles in such acts is attributable to social change in society due to foreign influences that have affected indigenous ways of life. Eyang, Ebim, and Uwen (2021) observed that Nigerian afrobeat lyrics have been enamoured by flamboyance, fraud, and cybercrime. The juveniles find themselves struggling with the unrealistic life of glamour portrayed by the Nigerian afrobeat