A Myopic Strategy in the Fight Against Terrorism and Kidnapping in Nigeria
This article by Akintayo Balogun highlights the foolhardiness of the proposed Bill considered by the Senate, to criminalise the payment (and receipt) of ransom payments, in light of the Government’s obvious failure to secure the lives and property of the people
This article by Akintayo Balogun highlights the foolhardiness of the proposed Bill considered by the Senate, to criminalise the payment (and receipt) of ransoms payments, in light of the Government’s obvious failure to secure the lives and property of the people
The news filtered in on Wednesday, 19th May, 2021, that the Senate considered a Bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined. According to the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill 2021, anyone who pays ransom to kidnappers, and the kidnappers who receive ransom, risk a 15 year jail term. According to the Senator sponsoring the Bill, he stated that essentially, the Bill seeks to substitute Section 14 of the Principal Act to read: