An Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Kidnapping in Nigeria

Ibrahim, Bello; Mukhtar, Jamilu Ibrahim

doi:10.4314/afrrev.v11i4.11

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“…The trend was reversed in 2018 by increasing enrollment by 42%. The drop in WAEC enrollment in 2017 for Bauchi state may not be unconnected to the adoption of school children and foreign aid workers in 2017 in Bauchi state and other parts of the North-East between 2016 and 2017 (Ibrahim and Mukhtar, 2017).…”

Section: Education Funding In Nigeriamentioning

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Comparative Study of Education Funding in Nigeria

Agbai

Okafor

egbedoyin

2021

JEP

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This study provides a comparative review of education funding across geopolitical zones in Nigeria and draws a nexus between Nigeria's budgetary allocation to education and some selected African countries. Education funding in Nigeria has lagged the UNESCO's advised 15%-20% of the government's annual budget to education in the last three decades. We assess education funding across the six geopolitical zones between 2010 and 2019 using content analysis of the respective states. A review of the WAEC enrollment for states in each zone is performed to compare how education funding impacts WAEC enrollment in Nigeria. The study identifies a link between poverty and income inequality and education funding in Nigeria by leveraging data from the World Bank and Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) from 2001-2019. We identify low funding of education as the primary driver of poverty and inequality in Nigeria. The study recommends a diversified funding mechanism to enhance the sector's funding and improve the quality of education in the country.

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Section: Education Funding In Nigeriamentioning

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Comparative Study of Education Funding in Nigeria

Agbai

Okafor

egbedoyin

2021

JEP

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“…Child sexual abuse as a result of kidnapping also exposes child to the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Another guised form of sexual molestation of kidnapped children is that the abducted under age victims are often subjected to forced marriage with older husbands (Ibrahim & Mukhtar, 2017). Kidnapped victims in Niger Delta region of Nigeria go through a lot of Psycho-social trauma and shock.…”

Section: Psycho-social Impact Of Kidnapping On Victimsmentioning

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Kidnapping and Hostage-Taking in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Implication for Social Work Intervention with Victims

E¹,

Henry²,

A³

et al. 2018

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There have being an alarming recurrent kidnapping and hostage-taking in Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Significant numbers of the members of the society are becoming victims of abductions; armed robbers, fraudsters and small-time crooks have engaged in the seeming lucrative venture of kidnapping. Evidently, the targets were foreign oil companies' expatriates' who were taken by oil rebels' usually on attacks in the energy-rich Niger Delta region. The criminal elements are becoming more interested in kidnapping wealthy locals. The paper examines the origin of kidnapping and hostage taking as it poses serious implication Social Work intervention in Niger Delta. This study adopted descriptive research design with systematic review of literatures. The study made use of secondary data such as newspapers, journal articles and periodicals. The study adopted social learning theory and task centered therapy (model) as the theoretical framework for the study. Finding of the study shows that there is significant psychological traumatic impact of kidnap and hostage taking on victims. The paper recommended multi agency social work practice and collaboration in effort to ameliorate the plight of kidnap victims. The paper also recommended the need for social work proactive counseling and reintegration of kidnap victims with post traumatic disorder into the mainstream of their family and the society in general.

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“…Another public outcry was caused by Boko Haram insurgents' kidnap of 276 female students from Chibok secondary school, Borno State on April 14, 2014 (Oyewole, 2016b;Ibrahim & Mukhtar, 2017) and the much recent kidnap of the 113 Dapchi children in Yobe State on February, 2018(Crisis Group Africa, 2018Zenn, 2018). Before now, kidnapping for ransom in South West, Nigeria was never popular but the discovery of Chukwudi Dumeme Onuamadike, popularly known as Evans in Lagos, Nigeria blew everything out of proportion (Otu, Nnam & Uduka, 2018;Onuoha & Okolie-Osemene, 2019;Okoli, 2019).…”

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Trends of Kidnapping and Hostage Taking in 21st Century Nigeria: A Reflective Discourse

Obileye¹,

George²

2021

CJSMS

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Kidnapping and hostage taking activities have geometrically increased across the world, taking different forms. These activities for money and other reasons have contributed immensely to the state of insecurity of average Nigerian from within and outside the territory. It is on this note that this paper addresses the trends of kidnapping and hostage taking in Nigeria, its causes, implications and how best to arrest the worrisome situation. Relevant existing body of knowledge were reviewed according to the objectives of the paper. The research design for the paper was explanatory in nature where rational choice theory, routine activity theory and situational crime prevention were adopted to buttress the understanding of the subject matter. Based on the reviewed literature, it was found that the trend of kidnapping and hostage taking in the 21st century Nigeria is on the “high” side thereby needing urgent attention from all stakeholders; Nigerian government, non-governmental organisations, private bodies and all citizens. It is, therefore, recommended that increased effort to fight kidnapping and hostage taking should be made possible by the Nigerian government. This would make the risk of involving in kidnapping related activities higher than the expected benefit; to deter offenders and potential ones from committing such act. Also, capturing the geographical boundary of Nigeria with sophisticated gadget will help reduce the chances of being a victim of kidnapping. These strategies would make kidnapping unattractive to the motivated offender since the opportunity to commit such crime no longer exists.

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An Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Kidnapping in Nigeria

Cited by 37 publications

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Comparative Study of Education Funding in Nigeria

Comparative Study of Education Funding in Nigeria

Kidnapping and Hostage-Taking in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Implication for Social Work Intervention with Victims

Trends of Kidnapping and Hostage Taking in 21st Century Nigeria: A Reflective Discourse

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