The Implication Of Kidnapping On socioeconomic development of Nigeria

The Implication Of Kidnapping On socioeconomic development of Nigeria

CHAPTER ONE

Preface

Background of the study

Nigerian nation has witnessed hijacking miracle and its rate is decreasingly intimidating. hijacking and hostage taking in Nigeria has turned into a social problem which is affecting nearly every member of the Nigerian society in one way or the other. According to Uzorma and Nwanego( 2014), hijacking and hostage taking is among the spooking crimes in Nigeria which is substantially common in the southern part of the country( South- South, South- East and South- West). virtually, the brace entails hijacking . therefore, it occurs when a person is kidnapped and taken from one place to another against their will, or a situation in which a person is confined to a controlled space without the confinement being from a legal authority. Accordingly, when the transportation or confinement of the person is done for an unlawful purpose, similar as for rescue or for the purpose of committing another crime, the act becomes felonious( Uzorma & Nwanegbo, 2014). Asuquo( 2009) noted that the term “ hijacking ” is delicate to define with perfection, because it varies from State to State and governance to governance. It’s the forceful seizure, taking down and unlawful detention of a person against his/ her will. It’s a common law offence and the crucial part is that, it’s an unwanted act on the part of the victim. It’s a restriction of someone differently’s liberty which violates the provision of freedom of movement as elevated in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, where every other law takes its cue from.

Historically, Turner( 2008) editorialized that the miracle of hijacking and hostage taking began in the Niger Delta region as a freedom fight by zealots protesting the declination of their terrain by oil painting artificial conditioning. Demola( 2011) argued that it soon turned into a plutocrat making avenue through hijacking of aboriginal oil painting workers for huge preservations. Since also hijacking has come a diurnal circumstance and it has spread throughout the South- South countries of Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom and the South- East States of Abia, Imo, Ebonyi, Enugu and Anambra. The South- West has not been left out. hijacking is also common in Lagos and other Western States. numerous Youths have taken to the business of hijacking with some godfathers working behind the scene. presently, the targets are no longer oil painting workers or nonnatives alone; every Nigerian is now a target. In fact, the safety of persons in Nigeria and their property can not be guaranteed owing to the near diurnal incidents of hijacking .

Statement of the problem

hijacking and hostage taking has agonized the socio- profitable development of southern Nigeria and has had slip- over effect on some unemployed youths and graduates who see hijacking and hostage taking as a economic volition means of making plutocrat, acquiring profitable power and getting social recognition. This has had adverse effect on the socioeconomic development of the southern Nigeria. The social life of people has been affected and there’s distrust among people due to prevalence of hijacking and also the image of the country in the global scene has been shattered as a result of this.

Inyang and Ubong( 2013) classified the socio– profitable goods of hijacking as direct and circular costs. Direct Cost of hijacking involves the profitable value that individualities and government may lose to kidnappers, important plutocrat has been paid as rescue. The large sum of plutocrat spent as rescue payment could affect the state frugality drastically. numerous people abducted paid a lot of plutocrat as rescue. This situation affects both state and ménage frugality. Some people generally go as far as borrowing to bail their cousins out from the hands of gangbangers. Inyang and Ubong( 2013) refocused out that when an indivual is abducted, mthe recrimination is always felt particularly within the family, whereby members of similar families will have to feed themselves and acclimate to their normal diurnal conditioning, until they secure the release of thevictim.However, if he’s a civil menial or an handworker, his place of work will be affected negatively, If the victim is a businessman or woman the business will suffer. In both cases there’s going to be some reversal. further, so, victims of hijacking also suffer circular cost from the incidents. Some of the victims are killed in the process of hijacking , some sustain colorful situations of injuries like pellet injuries which may distort them ever. while numerous victims suffer colorful degrees of assault, abuse and torture in the hands of the kidnappers. force and severe traumatic pains from their gests in the hands of the kidnappers. Although several studies has been condcuted on the effect of hijacking on public security only many has been directed towards socioeconomic impact of this heinous act. thus it’s against this background that this study seeks to examine the recrimination of hijacking on socioeconomic development of Nigeria.

Ideal Of The Study

The broad thing of this study is to examine the recrimination of hijacking on socioeconomic development of Nigeria using Northern Nigeria as case study. Specifically, the study seeks to achieve the following precise pretensions

To determine the frequence rate of hijacking in Nothern Nigeria.

ii. To probe determining factors propagating hijacking conditioning in Norther Nigeria.

iii. To ascertain the social and profitable impact of hijacking in Nigeria.

Exploration Questions

To what extent is abducting current in Northern Nigeria.?

ii. What are the factors propagating hijacking conditioning in Norther Nigeria?

iii. What are the social impact of hijacking in Nigeria?

iv. What are the profitable recrimination of hijacking in Nigeria

Significance of the study

The result of this study will be applicable to government, oilicy makrs and security operatives. It’ll raise the government’s mindfulness of security excrescencies and the necessity to develop believable and implementable measures to stem the rush of attacks on the ordinary man and strengthen public security. More so, this exploration will educate security labor force in Nigeria on the need of being exposed( through periodic training) to internationally tenable stylish practices and know- how ofcounter-abduction styles in order to ameliorate their functional effectiveness in fighting violent crimes, terrorism, fortified thievery, and hijacking . likewise, the study will add to the body of knowledge and as well serve a reference material for scholars and pupil who wishes to conduct unborn exploration on this content.

Compass of the study

The compass of this study borders on the recrimination of hijacking on socioeconomic development of Nigeria. The study will further bandy the frequence of hijacking and as well reveal the determining factors propagating hijacking . The study is still demarcated to Northern Nigeria with preference to Kaduna State.

Limitation of the Study

Like in every mortal bid, the experimenters encountered slight constraints while carrying out the study. The significant constraint was the deficiency of literature on the recrimination of hijacking on socioeconomic development of Nigeria. therefore important time and association was needed in sourcing for the applicable accoutrements , literature, or information and in the process of data collection. Also the study is limited in period as the study covered only Northern Nigeria precisely Kaduna Statel. thus findings of this study can not be used for conception for other regions or State which creates a gap for farther studies.

Description Of Terms

Hijacking Hijacking is an act of taking notoriety down immorally, especially using force.

hijacking hijacking is a felonious offense conforming of the unlawful taking and carrying down of a person by force or fraud or the unlawful seizure and detention of a person against his will.

Reference

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