How Politics Fuels Nigeria’s Kidnapping Crisis, Warns Legal Expert

The recent abduction and tragic death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar has focused fresh attention on Nigeria’s worsening kidnapping epidemic. Constitutional lawyer Ike Ofuokwu argues that political actors have long empowered criminal groups. He explains that bandits were often armed and deployed during campaigns, then never fully disarmed after elections. Ofuokwu warns that the unchecked flow of weapons from politics into criminal hands now threatens national security. He calls for bold, decisive measures rather than amnesty deals that reward kidnappers while their victims remain in camps. The legal expert stresses that tackling kidnapping requires more than tougher laws. It demands a political will to cut off the cycle of impunity and restore the rule of law.

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