According to Mr. Peter Obi, a former Labour Party, LP presidential candidate, the country’s socioeconomic situation is getting worse as a result of kidnappings using boats and demands for ransom in foreign cash.
He said this while lamenting the kidnapping of Mohamed Fouani, the managing director of the Fouani Company, and the other three Lebanese in Lagos.
In a post on his X handle on Sunday, Obi bemoaned the fact that the nation’s ongoing insecurity was seriously endangering the economy and the survival of the nation.
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He also denounced the reported attack on the Gwadabawa local government area in Sokoto State’s Dudun Doki village, where gunmen killed over 10 persons and kidnapped numerous more.
According to the former governor of Anambra State, efforts must be made by the nation to stop terrorist acts and the resulting deaths.
Obi said: “Again, insecurity has continued to rage through the country, causing severe economic instability and threatening our national existence.
“I was saddened to hear about the kidnap of the Managing Director of Fouani Company, Mohamed Fouani, alongside other three Lebanese, in Lagos.
“The use of boats for kidnap, and demand for ransoms in foreign currency, marks a new and more ugly dimension to the heightened insecurity we are combatting with, and have worsening socio-economic implications.
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“Similarly, today, which is supposed to be a holy day, it was also reported that gunmen attacked Dudun Doki village of Gwadabawa local government area of Sokoto State, killing over ten people and abducting many.
“We must strive to put an end to these terror attacks and the attendant loss of lives. I continue to urge that more concerted efforts be made to safely rescue Mr Fouani and other many abductees, from the hands of their captors.
“I also encourage the government, and the security agencies, to employ more stringent measures against insecurity in our country. May Almighty Allah accept our prayers for our nation on this day, show us mercy and intervene in our situation.”
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