Kidnapping is seen as lucrative business and the shortest means to wealth by those involved in this crime.
An average of 13 persons were abducted daily in Nigeria in the first half of 2021, according to a report by SBM Intelligence, bringing to 2,371 the number of persons kidnapped in the country within the first six months of the year...
The first act of kidnapping in Nigeria started 2006 when the militants of the Niger Delta took total hostage to protest the inequality in the region. ... Gangs have taken advantage of the breakdown in law and order to target any high profile expatriate or Nigerian that could provide them with a large ransom....
In the past, kidnapping victims tended to be the wealthy and the prominent, and so kidnappers had every interest in keeping their victims alive to extract the maximum ransom possible. In March 2020, for example, two Nigerian footballers were kidnapped and released soon after, though it is not clear if a ransom was paid. Further, hours before a world cup match in 2018, the captain of Nigeria’s national football team learned that his father had been kidnapped.Some hungry and jobless youths in Nigeria have taken it upon themselves that terrorism is the answer to their many problems. ..
kidnap-for-ransom is the most lucrative industry in Nigeria today.Kidnapping is a major problem in Nigeria...Sometimes, ordinary citizens participate in kidnappings in order to line their pockets, usually youths who are hired by rich men to do their dirty business. The criminals will target rich families and sometimes demand up to twenty million naira..
The question we might ask is why would a mother kidnap her own daughter? What could possibly inspire her to do such a terrible thing?
The answer is that she did it for the money. Many students has been kidnapped. .....
There are many causes of kidnapping around the globe,including:
Unemployment
Poverty
Illiteracy
Greed
Politics
Corruption...
Thinking: Intrusive thoughts, denial, impaired memory, decreased concentration, being overcautious and aware, confusion, or fear of the event happening again. Emotions: Shock, numbness, anxiety, guilt, depression, anger, and a sense of helplessness is really what happens after been kidnapped ....
Kidnapping can be stopped in Nigeria when there's a job creation, New policy adaptation and implementation, public awareness and empowerment programs.... Training strong anti-kidnapping agents. Monitoring the activities of the police. Serious punishment for offenders can also reduce the rate of kidnapping. ..
kidnappers should stop because we are the same flesh don't think you want to upgrade and use your fellow human being for money may Jehovah bless us and guide us.
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