治安は全般的に悪化中、らしい。

BBC Nigerian groups demand state of emergency on security 30 Jan 2024 By Mansur Abubakar

　市民団体48個が月曜に会合を開いて、治安状況の改善を求めるジョイントステートメントを発したそうな。

「Forty-eight civil society organisations in Nigeria call on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency regarding the country’s security situation.」

　先週だけで43名が死亡。というかプラトー州での二日間の衝突の結果がそれ。さらに誘拐が乱発しているそうで。

「Last week, 43 people were killed in two days of clashes in central Plateau state, while capital Abuja also witnessed a series of kidnappings some days before that.

Auwal Musa who spoke on behalf of the ciivil groups said 2,423 people have been killed in mass atrocities-related incidents while about 1,872 persons have been abducted between May 2023 when President Tinubu assumed office and 26 January this year.」

　現大統領就任（2023年5月）以来この1月まで1872名の誘拐が発生したとか。そりゃあすげえ。

「“We are particularly concerned about the upsurge in abductions, noting that at least 230 incidents, in most of which multiple victims were involved, occurred within the first two weeks of January 2024 alone,” he said.」

　我々はとりわけ誘拐事件の増大に懸念しているのだ―というわけなのだが、まあ早速報道されるわけである：

　遠足帰りの学校教師3名・児童6名・バス運転手1名が纏めて誘拐。

BBC Schoolchildren and teachers kidnapped in Nigeria 30 Jan 2024 By Azeezat Olaoluwa

　…収容するのに便利なバスもついているわけだ。そりゃあ効率的だが、そういう問題でもない。

「Six students, three teachers and a bus driver have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in south-western Nigeria.

In a statement posted online, the Ekiti state government said the victims were attacked in the town of Emure while returning from a road trip on Monday night.」

「It is not yet clear who is responsible or whether they have demanded a ransom.

Kidnapping for ransom has worsened in Nigeria in recent years with armed gangs targeting road travellers, students as well as residents in rural and urban areas across the country.」

　先ごろまではだいたいボコ・ハラームが性奴隷を求めてやらかすのが常だったが、このところは営利目的誘拐が卓越している感じですよねえ。