Nigeria: Rivers Police Launch Anti-Kidnap Campaign

THE Rivers State Police Command has launched a "stop kidnapping campaign" as part of efforts aimed taking policing above the present bar of arresting, investigating and prosecuting, to a point where the community becomes an impregnable tool for policing.

The Commissioner of Police, Tunde Ogunsakin, said the campaign had become imperative because the country contributes to 26 per cent of kidnap globally and has been recently tagged the second most dangerous place to live in, largely because of the spate of crimes, including kidnapping.

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