Amnesty International has voiced worry over the high number of kidnappings for ransom that occur in Nigeria, calling it a regrettable part of everyday life that has left people always afraid.
Amnesty International stated, “Rampant kidnapping by armed groups has become a part of daily life in Nigeria.” “Life in Nigeria is precarious for the people.”
“Routine kidnapping has exacerbated widespread insecurity and chaos as armed groups tighten their stranglehold on the country,” the statement continued.
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The human rights organisation voiced alarm about the number of citizens who are being taken captive by kidnappers, which is presently unknown, in a series of tweets on Monday.
The group regretted the rape, starvation, and suffering these people had suffered at the hands of their kidnappers.
“The number of Nigerians in custody of armed groups and kidnappers is unknown. But the victim usually suffers shocking abuse. Several abducted women and girls, including schoolchildren, have been viciously raped while in captivity.
“Those kidnapped by armed groups are routinely tortured. Many are beaten, starved, threatened with death, raped, held blindfolded for several days, verbally and physically assaulted,” Amnesty International said.
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Motivated by documented occurrences of kidnapping, Amnesty International has released a statement regarding the rising number of kidnapping incidents in the nation.
Chief Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, gave an assurance that security services are aggressively tackling the problem.
For additional information on the subject, he recommended getting in touch with Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Advisor, as reported to Peoples Gazette.
“Security agencies are trying their best to curb this problem,” said Mr Onanuga. “The IGP, Kayode Egetokun, said they are on top of the situation, doing their utmost best to arrest all these kidnappings happening in several parts of Nigeria. But I think the best is to talk to the NSA, Nuhu Ribadu.”
On January 9, bandits kidnapped Najeebat from the Bwari Local Government Council in the Federal Capital Territory, along with her five sisters and father.
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After being freed on January 12, the father was given the mission of gathering N60 million as ransom for the girls. Sadly, Najeebat passed away on Saturday as her father was working hard to raise the necessary ransom.
The Gazette published a story on Sunday that featured a statement from former minister of communications and digital economy Isa Pantami. In it, he disclosed that one of his friends had given N50 million to help pay the N60 million ransom that the kidnappers had demanded in exchange for the five Najeebat sisters’ release.
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