Over the last decade, kidnapping for ransom has evolved into one of the most pervasive and atrocious forms of criminal violence in Nigeria. Whether in scale or frequency, kidnapping has metastasised into one of the most visible forms of security threats in the country (Osumah and Aghedo, 2012). These days hardly does a week pass by without media reports of various kidnap cases. This month\’s Nextier SPD Policy Monthly examines kidnap violence in Nigeria
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