THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BANDITRY AND ABDUCTIONS IN NIGERIA AND THE PROGRESSION OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Civil instability, terrorist threats, banditry, and persistent abductions of Nigerians, notably the well-publicized kidnapping of school boys and girls by bandit and terrorist organization, highlight the continued difficulties that Nigeria has in maintaining national security and advancing national development (Ibrahim, & Ahmad, 2020).
One of the most fundamental issues that contemporary nations must face is figuring out how to assure national prosperity in the face of a wide variety of ever expanding security threats. The problem of organized crime stands out as one of the most significant of these dangers (Imhonopi, & Urim, 2021). Racketeering and international syndication are two common methods used in the commission of organized crime, both of which are considered high-profile offenses. Terrorism, banditry, money laundering, kidnapping, and abduction are just a few examples of crimes that fall within this category. There are several signs that can be found all across the world that point to the fact that not only are organized crimes becoming more common, but they are also becoming more sophisticated, centralized, and politicized. As a result of this, they are getting a better foothold in both their local and global communities.
The term "banditry" refers to the commission or recurrence of armed robberies or other forms of violent crime (Ihe, 2022). It requires the use of physical force or the threat of such action in order to frighten a person with the purpose of robbing, raping, or killing them. Banditry is a type of violent crime that targets individuals. It is a prevalent type of criminal activity that also contributes to the proliferation of violent behavior in modern communities (Ibrahim, & Ahmad, 2020). It would appear that the rate of banditry in Nigeria has been high and has been increasing over the past several years. Similar to the Northeast of the country, where terrorists affiliated with Boko Haram have inflicted devastation over the course of the previous 10 years, Nigeria's Northwest is quickly becoming another significant regional theater of bloodshed (Ihe, 2022). A conflict that first manifested itself as localized disagreements between herders and farmers over access to land has evolved into an unsolvable dilemma that poses a significant risk to the safety of both the nation and the area as a whole. Since 2014, the amount of banditry that occurs in rural areas has continued to rise, which has drawn a lot of attention. While it is reasonable to assume that increased political undertones are the masterminds behind this, the fact remains that it has a significant impact on the ability of the average person to survive and that it slows down the process of national development (Imhonopi, & Urim, 2021). Banditry is a term that refers to armed violence that is typically motivated primarily by the goal to steal and pillage. The pursuit of greater economic accumulation is the driving force behind it. The victims include individuals and groups that have lost assets or, in the majority of cases, regular people who have been forced out of their homes.
In the past several years, the level of banditry in the northwestern states of Kaduna, Zamfara, and Katsina has reached an alarmingly high level. Bandits are allowed to harass the villagers without consequence. They have genuinely established themselves in the Kastina State, constructing fortified enclaves in the hinterland and on the borderlands, and using these locations as bases from which to plan and carry out their actions (Ibrahim, & Ahmad, 2020). Among the most typical acts of rural banditry in Nigeria's countryside include armed robberies, the kidnapping of schoolchildren, the rustling of cattle, and raids on villages.
Abduction, which is identical with abduction, is typically followed by the demand for a ransom, which can be in the form of money or other advantages. It is therefore deemed to constitute the commission of the crime of abduction when a person is removed from the place where he or she was first found, either by convincing that person to leave, by deceiving that person in some manner, or by using some form of coercion, which may include violence (Ibrahim, & Ahmad, 2020). However, political actors and stakeholders in society are politicizing life-threatening situations; as a result, it does not matter how the government pretends about this subject; banditry and kidnapping have a significant impact on the national security and the growth of the country.
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