Mass kidnapping for ransom has gradually become the other of the day in Nigeria, as kidnap cases tend to be on the high between January and June 2021 and has left citizens in discomfort and disarray.
Findings show that the country has witnessed staggering 2944 kidnapping incident in the last six months that is from January to mid-june 2021
The highest number of kidnap cases 2944 was recorded in 2021, this was closely followed by 2860 recorded in 2020.
The situation was made worse due to alleged breakdown of security architecture in the North West, with a record of 1405 kidnap cases in 2021 and North Central with 942 cases still in 2021 respectively.
This findings cover’s Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones South West, South East, South-South, North Central, North East and North West and the Federal capital territory FCT, Abuja represent the reported cases.
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