Breaking: Nigeria Citizens Tremble of Insecurity

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There are lots of issues happening in Nigeria but the valid one I am here to talk about is the kidnapping going on in the country.

 Kidnapping in Nigeria has grown from targeting oil workers and politicians to a nation wide industry, that now affects people of all social classes.

 Between January and May 2026, thousands of people have been abducted across northern states, which includes a group of people with their teachers that were attacked in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo state, as well as several schools in Borno state.

 Victims of kidnapping often face torture, starvation, rape, amputation and forced atrocities and while held for months. Families sell their belongings or raise community funds to pay ransom. Those whose parents can’t pay are being executed.

Farmers and students are scared to go to their destined places, which has led many students to be out of school, with some families withdrawing girls or arranging early marriages. Therefore farmers not going to farm is causing starvation in the country because they are scared of bandits attacking them or abducting them.

 

The government have been trying their best. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says the government “shall never succumb to terror, banditry or any form of criminal intimidation” and has ordered a “full security cordon” and he approved recruitment of additional 30,000 police officers. 

 

The military recently rescued 360 women and children held by Boko Haram in the Mandara Mountains, Borno, after intelligence-led operations. The National Counter Terrorism Centre also activated toll-free emergency number 112 for reporting kidnappings.

 

Despite what the Government have been doing kidnapping still continues. Recently (Former Power Minister) Boyo Adelabu, younger sister was kidnapped by armed gunmen along with her two 12-year-old twin son in Ibadan,Oyo state. Afterall the victims were safely rescued by the Nigeria Police Force three days after the abduction, which led to a celebratory atmosphere.

 

Kidnapping in Nigeria is intertwined with poverty, unemployment, environmental stress and weak state presence in rural areas. While recent rescues show security forces can win against bandits, the scale of abduction in 2026 continues to grow especially in Northern Nigeria.

 

I believe that if the government puts in more effort it can lead to decrease in kidnapping, by providing jobs for the youth and also assisting the less privileged.



Written by:

OGHENEOVO, Gift

(Department of English and Literary Studies, Delta State University, Abraka)

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