FEATURE..... KIDNAPPING IN NIGERIA : A GROWING THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY ADMIST LIMITED RESOURCES
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is grappling with a kidnapping epidemic that has reached crisis proportions. In the past decade, over 10,000 people have been abducted, with ransom demands totaling millions of dollars. The victims include students, teachers, doctors, politicians, and business leaders, with many more falling prey to this lucrative criminal enterprise every month. The gangs, often armed and dangerous, operate with impunity, striking at will and leaving families shattered an