Community Policing a Veritable Security Strategy for Curbing Kidnapping in Kwara State, Nigeria: Islamic Perspectives
*1Adisa Issa Usman, 2Sayuti Hassan Abdullahi, 3I. S. Owoyale-AbdulGaniy, & 4Olaniyi Jibril Ayuba
*1, 3 & 4Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin Nigeria. Email: imamabujemilat@gmail.com*1 abuumar363@gmail.com2, abukamilu@gmail.com4
4Department of Religion, Faculty of Humanity, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin Nigeria. Email: ayubaolaniyijibril38@gmail.com4
Abstract
Unlawful imprisoning someone and keeping him somewhere for the sake of taking ransom from the family is a threat highly discouraged in Islam while security of lives and properties is among the fundamental rights emphasized in Islam. In having high quality of security, community where people live must contribute larger percentage and otherwise the people of such community will be having security challenges. It against this background, that this study examined community policing a veritable security strategy for curbing kidnapping in Kwara State, Nigeria. The historical, analytical and phenomenological methods of research were adopted to discuss all issues that have to do with the study. The historical method was used to discuss the historical background of kidnapping in Nigeria. The analytical method was used to analysis the trends of kidnapping and modes of kidnappers’ operations while phenomenological approach was used to discuss the impact of kidnapping on peoples’ lives and properties in Kwara State and the use of community policing to curb the perpetrators in relation to Islamic perspectives. The findings of this study revealed that kidnapping has caused serious havoc and put unprecedented fear in the mind of people living in Kwara State. The study concluded that community policing possesses ability to reduce kidnapping operations in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study suggested that Kwara State Security Agency should intensify their efforts by providing effective and standby security officers that will be monitoring affected local government areas in the state.
Keywords
Community Policing, Security, Kidnapping, Islamic Perspectives, Curbing
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