This article was originally published as: PREVALENCE AND CONSEQUENCES OF KIDNAPPING IN SOUTHERN TARABA STATE, NIGERIA
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Abstract
Kidnapping is one of the security challenges Nigeria is faced with and Taraba State is not an exception. Extant literature on kidnapping have mostly captured the discourse on kidnapping from the prism of its historization and causes with paucity of research with regards to the prevalence and consequences especially as it affects Southern Taraba State, Nigeria. This paper therefore, examines kidnapping from its prevalence and consequences on the citizenry in Southern Taraba State Nigeria. The study was anchored on routine activity theory. Exploratory research design was adopted using qualitative method (key Informant Interview and In-depth Interview) for the collection of data. The sample size for this research comprised groups that were either directly or indirectly affected by the cases of kidnappings within the study area. Two sampling procedures involving purposive and snowballing sampling procedures guided this research in the selection of participants. The study found kidnapping to be very high in Southern Taraba giving it a ‘Hobbesian state’- of life been ‘brutish, nasty and short’. It results to waste of human and material resources, increased social disharmony and fear, decline of agricultural trading and commercial activities -which has consequences on youth employment, poverty eradication and food security. The study suggests increased security surveillance, community policing, increased youth employment and poverty eradication as a panacea.
Authors
- YIKWABS PETER YIKWAB (Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria)
- WAJIM JOHN (Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria)
- ALEGBEJO NOAH KOLAWOLE (Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria)
- AROKOYO JACOB (Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria)
Keywords
Kidnapping, Prevalence of kidnapping, Consequences of kidnapping
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