Kidnapping: Police warn Nigerians against night prayers

The police have warned Nigerians against congregating for night prayers to avoid being kidnapped.

The spokesman for the police command in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the warning in a statement.

The statement noted that “observed with great concern that despite the series of warnings and security tips from the command,” people in the state still hold prayer sessions in the “forest, thereby making themselves easy prey for kidnappers.”

“However, inasmuch as the command is not oblivious of right to freedom of religion, it is worthy of note that the present security situation in the country does not favourably disposed (sic) to organising prayer sessions in isolated places,” said the police statement.

They appealed to the public to refrain from creating opportunities for kidnappers to operate, assuring residents that the command is working “assiduously to get rid of the criminal elements, who turned kidnapping into business.”

The command further explained that security should be seen as everybody’s business and “we should all play our part in securing ourselves and our property.”

“After all, the scriptures even enjoined us to watch and pray,” the police statement pointed out.

“However, if there is any compelling reason to embark on such prayer sessions, the organisers should report to the nearest police station for advice and possible security patrol of the area,” said the police.

.people in the state still hold prayer sessions in the “forest, thereby making themselves easy prey for kidnappers.”

Davash222:

No one has ever been kidnapped holding prayers in the forest. Kidnappers can't be foolish enough not to know that someone having prayers inside the forest is soaking in poverty.

Nigeria police should devise means to curtail recent insecurity in Nigeria, they should stop giving nonsense excuse every time to justify their laxity.

Kentuforchrist:
I heard they wanna start guilder ultimate search abeg which bush they wan use

Davash222:

No one has ever been kidnapped holding prayers in the forest. Kidnappers can't be foolish enough not to know that someone having prayers inside the forest is soaking in poverty.

Nigeria police should devise means to curtail recent insecurity in Nigeria, they should stop giving nonsense excuse every time to justify their laxity.

SimplyFacts:


A kidnapper spotted

AfonjaConehead:
That police doesn't know anything....Ogun state ke!!! They are not gathering for prayers!! They are mining industrialists and they are in the forest planning their next mining mission!!

Lzaa

Kentuforchrist:
werey
Am only concern cos of the bandit and herdsman paroding upandan

SimplyFacts:


Same way I am concerned. Our concerns are just different