Kidnapping is a great nuisance in Nigeria now. It has also taken the challenge to security and economy of the nation to the highest level. A sensitive and uncompromized government should be on it heels to put an end to it in the shortest possible time. Here are two emerging technologies that can be deployed to put an end to kidnapping with little or no military/police force.

1. Investing in, and deploying few cash notes made with the newly developed smart paper containing ultra-thin, undetectable Radio Frequency Identification Chips (RFID).

With this technology, this cash can be easily tracked to the unsuspecting bearers. Whenever any kidnapping case is reported, the security agents can include one of this special cash notes in the ransom bundle of cash to be delivered to the kidnappers. After the safe release of victims, security agent can then track the money, and take necessary actions to kill or arrest the suspects. If this is sustained, kidnapping (even as a business) will be frustrated and stopped. This will also frustrate bank and bullion van robbery.

2. Going absolutely cashless.

Government should make almost effort to run a cashless economy to the extent that even Okada man and roadside petty traders will have to engage in cashless transactions. This must also be made easy, smart and absolutely affordable for the masses, to achieve easy and absolute compliance. Banks and ATM machines should also be closed to cash transactions. This way, every electronically moved money can be traced to an individual. This will also save a lot of money spent on cash movement and the risks involved. Countries like Sweden, Chain, Canada etc are now on cashless economy, and the don't have halve of the economic and security challenges in Nigeria.

@Lalasticlala and other noble Mods, please help this to FP

Cancel the number 2 idea in Nigeria. I guess by cashless, you mean using mobile phones since many don't do internet banking.
Mobile phones are still being snatched at gunpoint and you know how difficult it is to get police report or to retrieve sim cards.

I had thought mobile money would have been massive in Nigeria like Kenya but it failed.
I have always advocated number 1 but I know some bankers would sabotage the effort

FG must be serious for them to get other Nigerians on board this fight.
Again, what is the state of our satellites?

Telcos should wake up.

GIS graduates, military guys and GIS enthusiasts can digitally and intelligently map Nigeria not depending on Google maps which isn't accurate.

Finally, we must see ourselves as one. There's so much coverups in Nigeria. We don't trust ourselves.

Not every kidnappings demand for money. Most are just to make a statement.

Number 2 remain valid. To go cashless, you primarily need transaction codes or chips. These are mostly embedded in cards. You can then go about and transact with any device facilitated to read your means of transaction. Yes, a phone (not necessarily big like android or ios stuff) may be necessary for a quick and portable access to you statement. However, when we are talking about cashless, it must not always be direct transfer of money. Electronic tokens can be deployed for special purposes, and you can always check your balance on public devices.

Yes, phone can always be stolen, but a stolen phone does not imply a stolen electronic property, No!

To implement a cashless economy more needs to be added to what is presently on ground in Nigeria. However this is very achievable and the result will shoot the country out alot of security and economic challenges.

derecho:
Cancel the number 2 idea in Nigeria. I guess by cashless, you mean using mobile phones since many don't do internet banking.
Mobile phones are still being snatched at gunpoint and you know how difficult it is to get police report or to retrieve sim cards.

I had thought mobile money would have been massive in Nigeria like Kenya but it failed.
I have always advocated number 1 but I know some bankers would sabotage the effort

FG must be serious for them to get other Nigerians on board this fight.
Again, what is the state of our satellites?

Telcos should wake up.

GIS graduates, military guys and GIS enthusiasts can digitally and intelligently map Nigeria not depending on Google maps which isn't accurate.

Finally, we must see ourselves as one. There's so much coverups in Nigeria. We don't trust ourselves.

Upsurge in kidnapping in Nigeria is due to the significant rise in unemployment and poverty. 99% of the kidnapping cases in Nigeria is to demand money.

Charleys:
Not every kidnappings demand for money. Most are just to make a statement.

I understand but we are talking about vast majority of people who won't even use an ATM card or even mobile banking codes

McLizbae:
Number 2 remain valid. To go cashless, you primarily need transaction codes or chips. These are mostly embedded in cards. You can then go about and transact with any device facilitated to read your means of transaction. Yes, a phone (not necessarily big like android or ios stuff) may be necessary for a quick and portable access to you statement. However, when we are talking about cashless, it must not always be direct transfer of money. Electronic tokens can be deployed for special purposes, and you can always check your balance on public devices.

Yes, phone can always be stolen, but a stolen phone does not imply a stolen electronic property, No!

To implement a cashless economy more needs to be added to what is presently on ground in Nigeria. However this is very achievable and the result will shoot the country out alot of security and economic challenges.