We Can’t Find Them: Why Nigeria’s Tech Fails Against Kidnappers – Experts

ICT specialists say government lacks will, list factors inhibiting surveillance
By OLAMIDE OJUOKAIYE, Lagos and INNOCENT ODOH, , Abuja
For more than 30 days, abducted children and teachers from Yawota in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been languishing in terrorists’ captivity.
During this period, the terrorists have continued to release footage of their captives in deplorable conditions, with the unfortunate victims and their families trapped in anxiety and uncertainty over their fate while their kidnappers make demands.
The dust raised by the kidnapping of dozens of school pupils and teachers is yet to settle amid rising public apprehension over the increasing i...