Ransom Kidnapping, Hostage Taking And A Bewildered Nigeria By Reuben Abati On March 31, 2009, the Alex Ekwueme Foundation organized in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory a one-day international summit titled "Resolving Kidnapping, Hostage Taking and Local Terrorism in Nigeria." The organizers sought to achieve the following three goals: "to help raise awareness about the growing phenomenon, to strengthen the capacity of national security and public safety agencies to deal with this problem, and to assess how businesses and government can develop strategies and policies to deal with kidnapping and hostage-taking in Nigeria." It was a successful event. It provided a good opportunity for various stakeholders to reflect on how terribly the menace of ransom kidnapping and the associated vices are hobbling Nigeria and exposing the fault lines in the country's governance process. The choice of the th...
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