Former President Obasanjo links Nigeria's unemployment to rising banditry and kidnapping, suggesting jobs in agriculture could improve security.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo links Nigeria's increasing unemployment to rising banditry and kidnapping, suggesting that providing jobs for the country's teeming youth could improve security. Speaking at a conference on agrofood, plastics, printing, and packaging in Lagos, Obasanjo emphasized the potential of agriculture to create job opportunities and curb insecurity.