Kidnapping in Nigeria
Public Service and Governance •
nigeria48 boko haram9 chibok girls3 kidnapping in nigeria2 kidnap ransom in nigeria2 kidnapping2 kidnappings were initially rampant in the niger delta region where expatriate workers of multinationals [especially oil companies] were prime targets2 borno state on the night of the 14th day of april 2014 when 276 teenage school girls were kidnapped by members of the militant group boko haram1 solutions to kidnapping in nigeria1 the call for capital punishment could be seen as a good move but this should not be seen as an outright solution1 besides terrorism another predominant [though maybe not in the aspect of fatalities] criminal activity that has drawn the provocation of well-meaning nigerians is kidnapping- this could arguably be adjudged the second most common crime in the nation1 gainfully employing the youths will definitely reduce the onslaught of kidnappings in the nation1 former finance minister chief olu falae professor james adiche renowned author chimamanda adiches father and the mother of ngozi okonjo iweala minister of finance in the past administration mrs. mabel okonjo1 two foreign construction workers mr. chris mcmanus a briton and mr. franco limolinara an italian were killed in 2012 after they had been held captive for about ten 10 months in nigeria1