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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Mike Ejiofor, on Wednesday declared that kidnapping is now a franchise in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Ejiofor said kidnapping is on the rise because some Nigerians have turned it into a money-making venture.<\/p>\n

He spoke on Arise Television\u2019s 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\u2019s National Secretariat in Abuja.<\/p>\n

After abducting Adeniji, the kidnappers demanded the sum of N350 million as ransom.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the abduction, Ejiofor said: \u201cKidnapping is now a franchise, and nobody is exempted, be you a religious leader, politician, community leader, top government functionary, or legislator.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the reason why it\u2019s 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\u2019t keep money at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the kidnappers do is kidnap their victims and make demands for ransom, which people are willing to pay.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t blame people who pay ransom. What are the motives for kidnapping? Some of them are mostly economic, while others are political.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people expose themselves to all these dangers, so it\u2019s important for us to moderate how we live, especially among politicians because they are the main targets now.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cBesides that, we should look at the issue of the economy. The government should not try to fight kidnapping alone \u2013 it should provide an enabling environment for people to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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