Nigeria, May 12 -- The fragile calm that returned to the Kaduna-Abuja highway after years of deadly kidnappings and attacks appears to be fading, as incidents of abduction are quietly resurfacing along one of Nigeria's busiest transport corridors.

The latest incident, the abduction and eventual death of former House of Representatives member, Abba Anas, has again drawn public attention to the growing insecurity on the strategic highway linking northern Nigeria to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Mr Anas, a former lawmaker from Jigawa State, was kidnapped on Wednesday while travelling from Kano to Abuja for a political meeting. Days later, news emerged that he died in captivity despite the payment of ransom to his abductors.

The inc...