27 - 01 - 2024 WEEKLY TOP NEWS - NIGERIA'S SECURITY DILEMMA

WEEKLY TOP NEWS - NIGERIA'S SECURITY DILEMMA This edition of the programme focuses on the state of insecurity in Nigeria. In recent times, daredevil and soulless kidnappers have seemingly been overstretching their luck, poking brutal fingers into the eyes of security agencies in what has been seen as an audacious move by them to over-run the city through their various criminal activities, especially barefaced kidnappings that have gained ascendance in recent time. The abduction of five young Nigerian sisters near Abuja has sparked a national outcry and raised fears about insecurity in the country's capital. The attackers killed one of the sisters, 21-year-old Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar when a ransom deadline passed. Negotiations were ongoing for the release of the others. Kidnapping for ransom has been a major problem in Nigeria, with criminal gangs targeting highways and apartments and even snatching pupils from schools. Politicians and the media have questioned the government's strategy after gangs targeted parts of the heavily guarded Federal Capital Territory. 283 people abducted in the Federal Capital Territory over the past year. Our guests are Dr. Edinen Usoroh, a security consultant and Ceaser Payi, an expert in security and international studies.