KIDNAPPING IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS AND CHALLENGES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
ABSTRACT
This study examined the implications and challenges of kidnapping for national security. The objective of the study was to among other things identify, the causes of kidnapping in Nigeria as well as its implications for the national security and the strategies to curb it. The studies discuss varying views on the concept of kidnapping and national security. Kidnapping started in Nigeria as a result of the agitations in Niger Delta to get the attention of the Government and the International Communities Concerning their plight    The methodology involved the analysis of data from both primary and secondary sources. The study was limited to the Niger Delta and South Eastern state of the Country. The research questions were answered after the analysis of the Data. The study identified political, social and economic implications of military for National Security. The study also brought to the fore the salient point that bad political leadership, poverty and unemployment are some of the factors that have encouraged kidnapping in Nigeria. The study apart from identifying the implications of kidnapping for national security, it also proffered some solutions. One of which is the Government should address the problems of poverty and unemployment in the country.
TABLE OF CONTENTSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEWÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PAGE(S)
GENERAL………………………..………………………      11 – 12
CONCEPT OF PROCUREMENT…….……………….      12 – 13
CONCEPT OF CENTRALISED PROCUREMENT….      13 – 14
DETERMINANTS OF EQUIPMENT
PROCUREMENT…………………………………………    14 – 15
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CENTRALISED
PROCUREMENT SYSTEM AND THE ARMED
FORCES…………………………………………………..    15 – 16
SUMMARY………………………………………………..    16 – 17
ENDNOTES………………………………………………     18 – 19
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PAGE(S)
RESEARCH DESIGN…………………………………..      20 – 21
SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES…………..     21
INSTRUMENT OF DATA COLLECTION………………    21 – 22
POPULATION……………………………………………..   22
VALIDATION OF INSTRUMENT………………………..   22 – 23
METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION……….……………   23
METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS…………………………   23 – 24
WEAKNESS OF THE METHODOLOGY……………….   24
SUMMARY…………………………………………………   24 – 25