The Changing Trends of Kidnapping in Ebiraland
Written by ALIYU AHMED ODEYANI ENEBIRA KABALA WEST/UNGWAR MUAZU KADUNA ODEYANI ANEBIRA KABALA AND U/MUAZU KADUNA ADAYI ALIYU AHMED THE CHANGING TRENDS OF KIDNAPPING IN EBIRALAND Kidnapping had been in practice before now except that it is now direct money making venture. I can remember in those days when kidnapping was associated with minors (under age) hence the ebira version of the Yoruba word for kidnapping ibomobomo i.e. kinap of children. The perpetrators then were non-natives as they penetrate the community targeting children ignored by parents or children whose parents have non-challant attitude towards child care. It was then assumed that children kidnapped were used for money making rituals with active the connivance of spiritualists. The actual benefactors then were the money bags whose trade in stock was making money at all cost. The active kidnappers were just errand men and women who take stipend for their service. This crude metho...