The latest report on kidnappings in Nigeria makes for grim reading. A staggering 2,140 individuals were abducted across 24 states between January and July, projects the country’s spiralling insecurity. The government’s efforts to combat this epidemic have fallen woefully short,…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to recruit more Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) personnel to assist other security agencies to check threats. The House adopted the motion following increasing incidents…
The recent surge in kidnapping and killings by bandits in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and other parts of the country, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has held a crucial meeting with the Force Management Team and…
The recent abduction of over 23 residents in Dei-Dei town, situated off the Kubwa-Zuba Road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is a stark reminder of the escalating wave of mass kidnappings in Abuja. This unfortunate incident unfolded in three…
Security is an integral part of good government. More so, whether in Nigeria or elsewhere in the world. There is little doubt that our security agents are doing an excellent job trying to keep an eye on those Nigerians suspected…
Security agencies in the Federal capital Territory (FCT) and environs, on Tuesday, resolved to tackle the menace of kidnappings and other violent crimes in the FCT and its neighbouring states. The Director of FCTA Department of Security Services, Adamu Gwary,…
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has taken steps to stop the cases of kidnapping on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. On Tuesday, the IGP reportedly took briefs from the commissioners of police in Ogun, Lagos and Oyo states about…
Observers note that kidnappings and abductions of pupils and students in various schools, especially in some parts of the north, have amplified the roles of gender discrimination, disasters, conflict, poverty, language barrier, child labour and forced marriage in forcing more…
