The main thrust of this study was to investigate the problem of kidnapping and its
consequences on Nigerians in general and Uyo dwellers in particular. To achieve this …

Kidnapping as a form of criminal behaviour is not entirely new around the world. However,
its current dimension has become a serious menace especially in the Nigerian society. This …

Kidnapping in Nigeria is a serious national security challenge. It takes various forms and
adopts violence, terror, coerciveness, intimidation and aggression. These acts are …

Despite the criminalisation of kidnapping in Nigeria by the Nigerian criminal codes and an
Anti-Kidnapping Act, Ekiti State continues to experience kidnapping schemes for ransom …

Kidnapping has become a menace and one of the security challenges in Nigeria. It is an
illicit practice in which human-beings are forcefully abducted to an unknown destination for …

The study examined the effect of hostage taking on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in
Nigeria to have a reliable and constant growing economy with assured security for …

Socio-economic processes and developmental aspirations of a country or region are usually
challenged by a myriad of criminal and conflict-ridden activities, especially in 3 rd world …

CHAPTER FOURTEEN TRENDS AND DYNAMISM OF KIDNAPPING IN KOGI STATE AND ITS
IMPACT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Adegbe Samson OJONUGWA Page 243 …

The present widespread of kidnapping in Ogun State, South West Nigeria is becoming a
thing of concern to many well meaning residences in this geo-political zone; The prevalence …

This study examines the impact of banditry and kidnapping on t Nigeria's economic growth
in the Fourth Republic. As a matter of fact, these incidences of kidnapping and banditry have …