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Banditry, Kidnapping Are Now Thriving Businesses In Nigeria - Peter Obi by bolaayenimo: 8:39pm On Mar 03, 2021
The former governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi on Wednesday regretted the increasing level of insecurity across the country, including banditry and kidnapping.

He said the situation was worsened by the government business approach to the insurgency, stressing that such position was only emboldening the bandits.
Speaking at the launch of a book titled, “Communication and media studies: multiple perspectives” written by the first Nigerian female professor, Prof. Stella Okunna, Obi wondered why criminals were being paid at the expense of those contributing to the growth of the country.

He said, “You can’t pay people for banditry. The only business that thrives in Nigeria is stealing government’s money, banditry and kidnapping. And that’s why your country is not progressing.

“How do we go and negotiate and pay somebody, a bandit, when we have not paid those who’re working.

“We are owing those who have legitimately worked. And we are negotiating and paying those who have stolen kids. It is a criminal system. It is important we walk away from it.

“Lecturers are owed. How do we compensate those who have not contributed anything to the economy? The economy is not productive and that’s why it is failing.

“We have Professor Okunna and her team doing research and writing books. Believe it or not, Prof. Okunna earns less money than a political thug. That’s why the country is collapsing.

“We need to pay people who are working; people who are productive; not people who are not producing anything. As long as we continue to make money without being productive, there will be crisis. So, it will just be someone to go and kidnap someone and negotiate with government.
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Re: Banditry, Kidnapping Are Now Thriving Businesses In Nigeria - Peter Obi by Fahdiga(m): 8:41pm On Mar 03, 2021
Simply because Nigeria now has a terrorist as a president. It shall never be well with anyone who had a hand in making Buhari the president
Re: Banditry, Kidnapping Are Now Thriving Businesses In Nigeria - Peter Obi by lilvicky68(m): 8:54pm On Mar 03, 2021
We have a sleeping and sluggish president. Expect anything..by the time he wakes up from his slumber he will be in daura ruling his cows..

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Re: Banditry, Kidnapping Are Now Thriving Businesses In Nigeria - Peter Obi by 143WaZoBia: 8:06am On Mar 04, 2021
The problems is they will reference naija delta amnesty. It is Niger delta amnesty that’s making dem do all these

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