Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - A former Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Mike Ejiofor has made a revelation about kidnapping in the Southeast.
Speaking on Wednesday, Ejiofor revealed that that kidnapping is now a
franchise in Nigeria.
Ejiofor said kidnapping is on the rise because some Nigerians have
turned it into a money-making venture.
He spoke on Arise Television’s The Morning Show while reacting to the
kidnapping of Adekunle Raif Adeniji, the Director of Administration of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.
After abducting Adeniji, the kidnappers demanded the sum of N350 million
as ransom.
Commenting on the abduction, Ejiofor said: “Kidnapping is now a
franchise, and nobody is exempted, be you a religious leader, politician,
community leader, top government functionary, or legislator.
“I think the reason why it’s on the rise is that people have turned it
into a money-making venture. If you can see, the issue of robbery is on the
decline because people don’t keep money at home.
“What the kidnappers do is kidnap their victims and make demands for
ransom, which people are willing to pay.
“You don’t blame people who pay ransom. What are the motives for
kidnapping? Some of them are mostly economic, while others are political.
“Some people expose themselves to all these dangers, so it’s important
for us to moderate how we live, especially among politicians because they are
the main targets now.
“As we speak, a lot of people are not happy with our politicians, and
they have become easy targets, so they must strengthen the security around
them.
“Besides that, we should look at the issue of the economy. The
government should not try to fight kidnapping alone – it should provide an
enabling environment for people to work.”
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