TY - JOUR
AU - Odia, Lucky Osaretin
AB - Incidences of insecurity arising from incessant cases of kidnapping, banditry, insurgences, and the attendant consequences such as ransom demand and taking, severe injuries, destructions, and killings of victims in Nigeria appear to have taken a worrisome dimension that even none victims and keen observers are now apprehensive. This paper examined the phenomena of kidnaping, banditry, security threats, associated apprehension, and impact on national progress in Nigeria. Extant recent and relevant pieces of literature were copiously reviewed. Anomie theory by Emile Durkheim and ungoverned space theory were used. Content analysis technique was considered suitable and was used. The paper observed that incidences of banditry have severe socio-psychological and economic consequences on individual lives, business environment, and national progress. It further indicated that though the security situation in Nigeria appeared cumbersome, it is not such that is beyond the surmountable capacity of the state. Flowing from recent experiences, it is obvious that authorities concerned have allowed Nigeria to lag behind scientifically and technologically, owing to the fact that most of the insecurity incidents are such that can be assuaged scientifically—deploying artificial intelligence and robotic devices. This paper submits that prevailing security challenges threatening progress of the nation—kidnapping, banditry, insurgences, etc.—would be neutralized when state authority galvanizes adequate zeal and genuine commitment. It recommended among others that state authority should step up commitments, strategies, resources, technological application, etc., in mitigating the dilemma and create ambience of safety, confidence, and productivity among the people.
TI - Kidnapping, Banditry: Security Confidence Building and Nigeria’s Progress
JF - Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
DO - 10.1007/s11896-023-09572-8
DA - 2025-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/kidnapping-banditry-security-confidence-building-and-nigeria-s-enkynb4W0w
SP - 1
EP - 8
VL - 40
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -