sita Chidoka, a former Minister of Aviation was the governorship candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP) in the last Anambra governorship election. In this interview with Joy Anigbogu, he speaks on the kidnap of Dapchi girls, clamour for state police and other national issues. Excerpts:

What can you say about the communication issues between the army and the police on the kidnap of Dapchi girls

Nigerians did not handle the kidnap of Chibok girls well that was why some people used the opportunity to label the government as being incompetent. The way we behaved when the Chibok girls were kidnapped, I knew it would be a question of time before another kidnap would take place. Instead of criticising the kidnappers for going against a world convention that women and children are usually spared in act of wars, Nigerians turned it around to mean that the government of the day was incompetent. Anywhere in the world if you kidnap a woman or a child, the world would go against you. When the issue of Chibok girls was on, I had my fear that sooner or later more girls would be kidnapped and history would repeat itself. I condemn the kidnap of Dapchi girls in its entirety because the Boko Haram or whoever is the culprit should be treated like criminals that they are. The Nigerian government should bring the full weight of the law against them because this is a gross violation of the international convention.



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