No doubt kidnapping for ransom and extortion (KRE) is a global
problem. The gist is that this heinous crime has assumed dangerous dimensions in
Nigeria. Kidnapping in Nigeria is vastly underreported. More often than not, it
is the high profile victims of kidnapping - politicians, journalists amongst
others in Nigeria that receive media attention and that of security agents. Nonagenarians,
Statesmen, monarchs, clergies, even children are not spared by kidnappers in
Nigeria. That two Catholic Reverend Sisters were recently kidnapped in
Ondo State, South-West Nigeria and a ransom of N20 million was placed on them
tells the abysmal level of moral decadence, desperation and growing level of
insecurity in Nigeria. Just recently, it was in the news that Nigeria Police
officers uncovered a kidnappers
den in River State. At the risk of sounding alarmist, kidnappings in
Nigeria will not subside anytime soon if the remote and immediate causes are
not sorted.
