Policy Flaws and Kidnapping for Ransom in Nigeria

This article looks at policy flaws and kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria and finds that while there has been an uptick in kidnapping crime, there are no meaningful policy provisions to end or ameliorate the problem in Nigeria despite the fact that provisions exist within Nigeria’s legal framework. The article makes use of secondary data such as articles and newspaper publications, and is discussed based on the lifestyle theory. The article recommends good policy to re-engineer and reorient Nigerian youths is one in the right direction. This calls for honest and deeper examination to uncover those socio-cultural elements which have distorted, disoriented and disarticulated our once cherished value system. The article also calls for policy on sanction directed at kidnapping is one that should be approached both coolly and dispassionately. 

Keywords: Kidnapping for ransom, Policy flaws, Re-engineer, Reorient, Sanction.