Kidnapping Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/kidnapping/ Reporting Nigeria security Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:44:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://securitydigestng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Security-Digest-Favicon-32x32.png Kidnapping Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/kidnapping/ 32 32 OPINION: Imminent Kidnapping and Demographic Change in Nigeria, by Stanley Kene Onah https://securitydigestng.com/2025/10/31/opinion-imminent-kidnapping-and-demographic-change-in-nigeria-by-stanley-kene-onah/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:44:03 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=21274 IMMINENT KIDNAPPING & DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IN NIGERIA By Stanley Kene Onah Perhaps insecurity — especially of the kidnapping variant — will be the ultimate push factor that vaporizes the remaining professionals and middle class from Nigeria. From all anecdotal indications, this outcome appears inexorable. The epidemic is spreading rapidly to every nook and cranny of […]

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]]> OPINION: Imminent Kidnapping and Demographic Change in Nigeria, by Stanley Kenechukwu Onah https://securitydigestng.com/2025/10/31/opinion-imminent-kidnapping-and-demographic-change-in-nigeria-by-stanley-kenechukwu-onah/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:36:28 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=21271 IMMINENT KIDNAPPING AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IN NIGERIA By Stanley Kenechukwu Onah Perhaps insecurity — especially of the kidnapping variant — will be the ultimate push factor that vaporizes the remaining professionals and middle class from Nigeria. From all anecdotal indications, this outcome appears inexorable. The epidemic is spreading rapidly to every nook and cranny of […]

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]]> Nigeria records decrease in kidnapping cases in 2024 – Counter-terrorism centre https://securitydigestng.com/2025/02/06/nigeria-records-decrease-in-kidnapping-cases-in-2024-counter-terrorism-centre/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:29:16 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=20466 Nigeria records decrease in kidnapping cases in 2024 – Counter-terrorism centre Nigeria recorded a 16.3 percent decrease in kidnapping for ransom incidents in 2024. Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, the National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Center, Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA) made this known while briefing newsmen on the activities of the Multi-Agency […]

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]]> ALARMING: Nigeria records 2.2 million kidnapping cases, N2.2 trillion in ransom in just 1yr https://securitydigestng.com/2024/12/19/alarming-nigeria-records-2-2-million-kidnapping-cases-n2-2-trillion-in-ransom-in-just-1yr/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:45:29 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=20401 ALARMING: Nigeria Records 2.2 Million Kidnapping Cases, N2.2 Trillion in Ransom in Just 1 year The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says kidnapping incidence in the country is estimated at 2,235,954 between May 2023 and April 2024. The NBS revealed this in its Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) 2024 released in Abuja on […]

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]]> CCC to Fed Govt: Declare State of Emergency on Escalating Kidnapping Now! https://securitydigestng.com/2024/08/28/ccc-to-fed-govt-declare-state-of-emergency-on-escalating-kidnapping-now/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:33:38 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=20304 CCC to Fed Govt: Declare State of Emergency on Escalating Kidnapping Now! The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has sounded the alarm on Nigeria’s escalating kidnapping crisis, urging the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency to address the national security threat. The Chairman of the CCC, Major General Chris Olukolade (Rtd), in a […]

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]]> Why We Can’t Arraign Army Suspects On Wadume’s Espcape, Killing Of Police Officers–Malami https://securitydigestng.com/2020/06/13/why-we-cant-arraign-army-suspects-on-wadumes-espcape-killing-of-police-officers-malami/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/06/13/why-we-cant-arraign-army-suspects-on-wadumes-espcape-killing-of-police-officers-malami/#respond Sat, 13 Jun 2020 12:08:54 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=14771 Why We Can’t Arraign Army Suspects On Wadume’s Espcape, Killing Of Police Officers–Malami Claims no names were dropped in the case The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has explained why his office were not able to arraign Nigerian Army Officers accused of enabling the escape of the Taraba kidnap […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2020/06/13/why-we-cant-arraign-army-suspects-on-wadumes-espcape-killing-of-police-officers-malami/feed/ 0 Birnin-Gwari: Armed Bandits Resume Kidnapping https://securitydigestng.com/2018/07/14/birnin-gwari-armed-bandits-resume-kidnapping/ https://securitydigestng.com/2018/07/14/birnin-gwari-armed-bandits-resume-kidnapping/#respond Sat, 14 Jul 2018 12:27:26 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=14185 Birnin-Gwari: Armed Bandits Resume Kidnapping Relief and tranquillity enjoyed by commuters and drivers after four weeks of the restoration of peace in the Birnin-Gwari axis through the combined operation of security agencies have been disturbed as armed bandits may have resumed with full force as they kidnapped travellers on the same route between Wednesday’s night […]

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