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Nigeria-Benin Socio-Economic Ties: Kidnapping and Banditry in Nigeria

This study examines Nigeria-Benin socio-economic ties vis-à-vis the prevailing kidnapping, banditry in Nigeria, in order to ascertain whether Nigeria-Benin socio-economic ties account for the deteriorating nature of national security in Nigeria, leading to incessant kidnapping and banditry in the country. The study is guided by a research question: Does Nigeria-Benin socio-economic ties account for kidnapping and banditry in Nigeria, 2015-2021. The study adopted Neo-functionalism theory of integration as its blue-print of understanding. We raised a hypothesis that: Nigeria-Benin socio-economic…