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    INFILTRATION OF BANDITRY AND ABDUCATION IN NIGERIA: COUNTER STRATEGY AND IMPLICATIONS ON VICTIMS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TO NATIONAL SECURITY.
    (Department of Sociology, Nasarawa State University Keffi,, 2022-12-01) Ishaya, Daniel Leku
    Banditry and abduction in Nigeria has become national tragedy and social menace across social fabric of human society. The incidences of frequent banditry in the country has pose a serious threats to the development and insecurity of the lives and properties of citizens. The study utilize qualitative approach whereby relevant literature were reviewed. Useful materials including records of data, television broadcast, network news, newspaper, security report diary and ongoing report and unpublished sources forms general public on banditry and all forms of insecurity. This ravaging the serendipity of the country peace, harmony, unity and socio-economic well-being which constitute major impediments to the national security challenges. It is an illicit phenomena whereby human-beings are forcefully abducted to an unknown destination for the purpose of payment of ransom by relatives. In recent times, Nigeria citizens across geographical entities and zones had continued to witness a tremendous setbacks in its socio-economic development fueled by the continuous resurgence of different kinds of banditry, insecurity, threats and dilemma engulfing the society. Nigeria was ranked in the global index as one of the worst place to live as a result of social malady and bandit’s infiltration most especially in various Nigeria university campuses, communities, towns, states and geographical zones of the country. The ugly challenge confronting human society is delusion. In conclusion, the study revealed that the negligence, lackadaisical or look warm attitude of the government and reluctance to address such challenges where the force igniting heinous crime in many society. Similarly, Unemployment, quick money syndrome, political class division, inequality, and all form of differentiation has been the major problems in Nigeria. The study recommends that there should be a new strategy and modern technological tools to curb the bad eggs. Government should provide ways to have been made to tackle this ugly trends such as adequate provision of general packet radio service (GPRS), packet switching technology for GSM networks, geotechnical monitoring security, tracking system, and sim-card registration regulation, provision of adequate employment opportunity, equal treatment of citizen, nation building and effective functional system to regulate the ills in the society.