A new report by a security and political research firm in Lagos shows that about ₦653.7 million was paid as ransom in a year between July 2021 and June 2022 to release those who were kidnapped. A report titled ‘The Economics of Nigeria’s Kidnap Industry’, conducted by SBM Intelligence and published in August detailed Nigeria’s security issues including the problem of incidents of banditry and the costs associated with kidnapping for ransom. Read More...
Former Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Teslim Folarin, has called on the federal government to decentralise the country’s security architecture. The lawmaker representing Oyo Senatorial District at the National Assembly also faulted the role of social media in Nigeria’s security challenges.
He made this known while delivering the 2021 alumni lecture of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association, Oyo State branch on Friday, Naija News reports.
Senator Folarin pointed out that decentralising the nation’s security architecture would help put an end to the rising cases of kidnapping, banditry, armed robberies and other criminal activities in the country. Read More...
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