For a country known by the outside world for all the wrong reasons, any other vice is hardly wanted. Mikel Obi, Nigerian international, has begged kidnappers of his father to let him go.
"I've always tried to help the country in everyway I can, serving the country. I think this is time for the country as well to help me in this situation", he said.
Unfortunately, it isn't about how much the country has been served. The issue is that things have gone so bad, that kidnap is merely seen in the mould of mere pick-pocketing. It is a general problem, not a personal issue.
With the recent bombings, surely this is a new embarrassment, one we are surely not surprised to hear.
The solution can only come through action, not words.

Can you name one country in the world where people aren't kidnapped, except maybe the Vatican.  Stop spewing crap on here, the truth is there's crime everywhere.

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Moodie, did you forget to take your pills this morning?  The point I was trying to make is that, the fact that he was abducted doesn't necessarily make a mockery of the country.  Nigerians are too quick to condemn the whole country when something happens, talking rubbish abut how the rest of the world sees us.  When people are kidnapped in other countries, I don't hear people talking about how it makes a mockery of their country.  Moodie, you'll be better off learning the English language and stop making silly assumptions.

I'd hardly call Mikel a national icon, he's a super eagles player, that's about it.

for me,it's a spite not only on the face of the country but equally on our government. this is a clear indication that some tangible form of progress in our nation is seriously needed.