Humanitarian Affairs Ministry trains staff on risk of kidnapping, hostage taking
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development on Tuesday in Abuja organised a sensitisation training for its management staff on risks of kidnapping, hostage taking and other security drills.
The Head of Special Duties Department, Mrs Nadia Soso-Muhammed, in her address said the training became necessary due to the activities of the ministry in different parts of the country where the staff are exposed to dangers of insecurity.
She said that in recent times, Nigeria had witnessed an upsurge in kidnapping with reports of several citizens abducted for ransom by bandits and terrorists.
According to her, security analysts state that abductions have become a thriving industry for criminals.
“The training for officers on...