Kidnapped, Killed, Extorted: Southwest Cries For Help

Until recently, terrorism, banditry and mass abductions were largely associated with other parts of Nigeria. Today, the South-West is increasingly grappling with the same threats, with kidnappings and attacks spreading across highways, rural communities and forest corridors. GEORGE OKOJIE, ADEBAYO WAHEED, ALO ABIOLA, FEMI OYEWESO, DAMILOLA ORIGBEMISUYI and OLAMIDE OJUOKAIYE , report
The security situation in the South West Region of Nigeria has never been grimmer in normal times, with residents of the region living in trepidation, fuelled by news and rumours of kidnapping and terrorist attacks occurring without restraint.
The sense of insecurity ostensibly engendered by the bandits’ ...