Nigeria, March 18 -- A group, Child Protection Network (CPN), has expressed fears over the rate of child kidnapping in Nigeria, saying it could lead to the grooming of a new set of bandits in the country in future.

CPN National Coordinator, Kunle Sanni, stated this at a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Friday.

Mr Sanni, flanked by other officials of the group, said the welfare of the children should be paramount to the Nigerian government, pointing out that with the trend of the kidnap, it was glaring that there would be more out-of-school children in the country

He stated that the group is deeply concerned about the protection of children in places that should be the safest for them.

Mr Sanni recalled the rece...