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Selonnes Policy Tidbits: |Kidnapping In Nigeria Hit Military Nerves
As it was once in Lebanon, so it is now in Nigeria. Without hesitation, it should be said that Nigeria is becoming the kidnap capital of the world. Kidnap for ransom is on the rise and has entered into the realm of officialdom. This week, Tuesday 23 August, bandits attacked Nigeria’s apex military academy, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna killed two military officers and kidnapped another. Kidnapping in Nigeria finally has hit military nerves.
The Academy was not distant from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka where 39 students were abducted by bandits last March and subsequently demanded N500 million in ransom.
Such an assault on a national security institute was an assault on Nigeria’s national pride, security and common sense. Those in denial about perversive insecurity in Nigeria and the inability of the Federal Government to tackle it proactively and effectively, now have irrefutable evidence. Perhaps now, the pain and impact is being commonly felt, the government will act robustly.
