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Kidnapping in Nigeria: criminalising ransom payment isn’t working – families need support

Kidnapping in Nigeria: criminalising ransom payment isn’t working – families need support: Parents and relatives of students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Kaduna, who were kidnapped, hold placards during a demonstration in Abuja on May 4, 2021. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images Kidnapping for ransom has become a national security threat in …

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Kidnapping of Roman Protasevich will force pariah Belarus more firmly into Russia’s orbit

Kidnapping of Roman Protasevich will force pariah Belarus more firmly into Russia’s orbit: The taking of journalist Roman Protasevich from a commercial airline flight has further estranged Belarus from an outraged west and will force the country deeper under the influence of an increasingly powerful Russian Federation. Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega were detained …

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Belarus kidnapping: what international law says about capture of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich

Belarus kidnapping: what international law says about capture of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich: Here’s what we know: the Ryanair aircraft carrying dissident Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich was scheduled to fly from Athens in Greece to Vilnius in Lithuania on May 23. While in Belarusian airspace, the pilot was ordered to divert from its course and …

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Pasha 100: Tackling banditry, terrorism and kidnapping in Nigeria

Pasha 100: Tackling banditry, terrorism and kidnapping in Nigeria: GettyImages Insecurity is common throughout Nigeria. But the northern region is the worst affected because of attacks by the terror group Boko Haram, banditry, kidnappings and conflict between farmers and herdsmen. The chaos has led to the closure of some schools and a feeling of helplessness …

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What Nigeria must do to deal with its ransom-driven kidnapping crisis

What Nigeria must do to deal with its ransom-driven kidnapping crisis: Nigerians living in Spain rally against Boko Haram insurgents who abducted over 200 girls from a school in Chibok, northeast of the country. Frequent acts of violent crime have grown to form a major threat to Nigeria’s national security. These include instances of militancy, …

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Nigeria won’t end kidnapping without making risks outweigh rewards

Nigeria won’t end kidnapping without making risks outweigh rewards: Nigerian militants patrol the oil rich Niger delta region, the birth place of commercial kidnapping in the country. EPA/Stringer Kidnapping is an ancient crime dating back to 17th century Britain when infant children of rich families would be “napped” (caught in their sleep) and taken away …

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