Kidnapping statistics in Nigeria Kidnapping statistic in Nigeria from 2015/2021 Kidnapping is the act of seizing and detaining or taking the person by unlawful force or by froud and often with demand for ranson, it involves taking a person from his family forcefully with out ther consent with the motive of holding the person as a hostage and earning a profit from their family. Kidnapping has now become generic world both in public and private discuss going by its prevalence in the country, the kidnappers who can be very erratic have been found to engage in the criminality for several complex motive ranging from unemployment, idleness, vengeance, rituals, monetary gain and political reason. The first act of kidnapping in Nigerian started in 2006 when the militant of the Niger delta took total hostage to protest the inequality in the region. The action which stated from the kidnapping of government expatriates has move to common man and their children, Nigerian politicians and their children religious leaders and the rest.in 2009 Reuters pointed out that a total of 512 kidnapping cases have been reported so far by the year up from 353 for all 2008.the situation went further worst in 20210 when four greajournalist and a driver travelling in a convoy of buses from a conference in uyo,akwa ibon state were kidnapped in abia state in their way back to Lagos from their hide out ,the abductors demanded a ransom of 250 million and later reduced vit to 30 millions.Statistics appear to support the views of analyst. In December 2009, Police Affairs Minister, disclosed that 512 cases of kidnapping had been recorded from January 2008 to June 2009 against 353 recorded in 2008. Rundown of the statistics indicates that Abia State led the pack with a total of 110 kidnapping incidents: Imo: 58,109 arrests, 41 prosecution and one is dead, Delta recorded 44 kidnap cases, 43 releases, 27 arrests, 31 prosecuted and one death, and Akwa Ibom recorded 40 kidnap cases, 418 arrests and 11 prosecutions .The report added that between July/September 2008 and July 2009, over 600 million was lost to kidnappers. But beyond statistics beingavailable, it is a known fact the most kidnap cases are never reported to the police authority for the fear of murder of the victims hence most families prefer to pay ransom to losing one of its own. For instance, in Kano, N80million ransom was allegedly paid to kidnappers for the release of Kano -base multi- millionaire businessman, without a recourse to the police authorities; an industrialist in Nnewi paid 70 million to regain his freedom from his captors; another multi-millionaire businessman was kidnapped