Authors : Leonard Chidi Ilechukwu and Jacob Usulor
Abstract: Drawing inference from previous and ongoing happenings and events in Nigeria as meticulously discussed in this study, kidnapping and insurgency are already traditions in the culture of Nigeria’s existence. Nigeria is no more at peace as many casualties of death and property destructions have been recorded at an uncontrollable manner. Using a descriptive survey design, the study investigated simultaneously into the roles of religious education and technology education towards squelching the devastating nature of both kidnapping and insurgency in Nigeria. Taking into account through a thorough descriptive and analytical discourse, the study highlighted historically some of the incidents of kidnapping and insurgency in the nation. The depletion roles of religion and technology on how kidnapping and insurgency would be stemmed or squelched were all highlighted. The study ended with a brief summary and recommendation.
Leonard Chidi Ilechukwu and Jacob Usulor, 2019. Squelching Kidnapping and Insurgency in Nigeria: The Roles of Religious and Technology Education. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 5391-5407.