Lokoja Abuja road has become a hotbed of kidnappings in the last 1 month.Fast becoming like the Kaduna road

2 daya ago passengers on a mass transit (Ekeson) travelling from Lagos to Abuja were kidnapped and taken to the bush

It appears this has been happening for some time now to travellers on that road based on jersay but a quick search of the internet for the last 2 days show not 1 news outlet has covered this.news on lokoja Abuja kidnappings in 2020 are quite few.Less than 3 despite repeated occurences. A lot of Families are in despair but no publicity, no statement They just pay the ransoms quietly while those who cannot pay loose their loved ones

I am an advocate for not publicizing the evil works of mad men so as not to give them the publicity they need but this is different.

The quiet around these crimes takes away the pressure from them.It gives them time to cause havoc before a full scale response is instituted by the right quaters.It allows other Nigerians who would have taken precautions fall victim

Lastly from riyom jos to kabba Kogi,coommunity members that have reported or arrested kidnappers and handed them to the police have had large scale reprisals against their communities by affiliates of the kidnappers.So the imperative is not on the communities to report and we should not expect tthem to

We all know the first 24hrs after a kidnapping are the golden hrs but the apparatus of State will say they are not informed. And in Nigeria it appears it does not matter till an alarming number have been affected.This is not right.

Where do people report kidnappings to.Whats the number of the antikidnapping team to alert them for that road.Before a physical visit to the station.What is the National response.Why is no curfew declared.Why can these kidnappers rumoured to be foreign elements operate with such impunity unhindered.Why is everyone quiet.

I also need to add that we cannot leave funding for the police to the Government alone.The police force cannot be deployed witbout full support and protection which costs money

Private sector should use the same energy they did mobilizing funds for COVID to join the same drive for a sager Nigeria

The police need funding.They need armoured security vehicles.The latest satelite systems and whatever they need to combat this menace.

The funds Nigerians are paying to kidnappers are best donated for a stronger police towards a safer country

The context again.50 passengers of a mass transit vehicle kidnapped on their way to the capital of the Nation.These occured days after the daughter of a retired military officer and a Soldier were killed while others where kidnapped.This means probably there was not enough response to the first kidnapp.Enough for a repeat of 50 persons on the same road Lokoja to Abuja.

How do people kidnapp 50 persons and nothing happens.

Evil thrives when good men say nothing

No one has reported this. Incidents like this is demoralizing. Are we saying that if a need arises to travel, those that cannot afford air trips should cancel their trip?

phineas:
I also need to add that we cannot leave funding for the police to the Government alone.The police force cannot be deployed witbout full support and protection which costs money

Private sector should use the same energy they did mobilizing funds for COVID to join the same drive for a sager Nigeria

The police need funding.They need armoured security vehicles.The latest satelite systems and whatever they need to combat this menace.

The funds Nigerians are paying to kidnappers are best donated for a stronger police towards a safer country

The context again.50 passengers of a mass transit vehicle kidnapped on their way to the capital of the Nation.These occured days after the daughter of a retired military officer and a Soldier were killed while others where kidnapped.This means probably there was not enough response to the first kidnapp.Enough for a repeat of 50 persons on the same road Lokoja to Abuja.

How do people kidnapp 50 persons and nothing happens.

Evil thrives when good men say nothing

Jummyrano:
No one has reported this. Incidents like this is demoralizing. Are we saying that if a need arises to travel, those that cannot afford air trips should cancel their trip?

Thats another perspective.Perhaps theres bo traction because it affects those who cannot avoid road traction

Cc seun naptu

my broda my sisters after the TATATA Election na RATATATA go follow, Make we just dey pray to baba God for him protections or better still insure yourself the Africa way.

Still no word on this event that happened.I start to wonder how many families have paid ransoms quietly,how many have lost relatives.

What is the National hotline or response numbers for kidnappings

This should not be the new norm.meanwhile the 50 passengers abducted from Ekeson on lokoja Abuja road have still not been returned as at this night day 4.Still no word in the news

Cc seun

Because Buhari is working

Don't you know that apc stiffle the media with threats and brown envelopes?

phineas:
Still no word on this event that happened.I start to wonder how many families have paid ransoms quietly,how many have lost relatives.

What is the National hotline or response numbers for kidnappings

This should not be the new norm.meanwhile the 50 passengers abducted from Ekeson on lokoja Abuja road have still not been returned as at this night day 4.Still no word in the news

Cc seun

Are you following up with this Ekeson matter to be sure none of the passengers has made it out? Besides, was it one of these 'luxurious' long buses that ply Lagos - Abuja night journey? Meaning that the kidnap happened in the wee hours?

More details please.

Hedonisco:


Are you following up with this Ekeson matter to be sure none of the passengers has made it out? Besides, was it one of these 'luxurious' long buses that ply Lagos - Abuja night journey? Meaning that the kidnap happened in the wee hours?

More details please.

The relatives all went to Ekeson in the morning.They demanded for ransom from all of them individually.Ekesons driver was shot.They held their conductor and asked the bus company to ransom him.

All relatives are raising funds individually.Theyve still not released them.Still asking for ransom.

What i find strange is the lack of media report.and the timely response to the matter.The first 12 hrs are the golden period for any succesful tactical operatio to get them back.How do you pack 50pple into the bush and the roads are not closed or curfew declared till they are found.

This is starting to be the new normal because they get away with it due to NO national or state response.Dont count hunters and neighbourhood watch.search and rescue is not their brief

Passionate888:
Don't you know that apc stiffle the media with threats and brown envelopes?

This is not about any party.we need to stop that narative.

Its about the need for systems.for all you know the police may not have been informed.How and where are citizens to report kidnapping to ensure its taken up and a response team drafted immediately

phineas:


The relatives all went to Ekeson in the morning.They demanded for ransom from all of them individually.Ekesons driver was shot.They held their conductor and asked the bus company to ransom him.

All relatives are raising funds individually.Theyve still not released them.Still asking for ransom.

What i find strange is the lack of media report.and the timely response to the matter.The first 12 hrs are the golden period for any succesful tactical operatio to get them back.How do you pack 50pple into the bush and the roads are not closed or curfew declared till they are found.

This is starting to be the new normal because they get away with it due to NO national or state response.Dont count hunters and neighbourhood watch.search and rescue is not their brief

You mean they have not been released? Getting to almost 2 weeks now? Meaning that there'll most likely be fatalities among the victims by now. Not to mention the atrocious ordeal of the female victims in the hands of these brutes, being in captivity for so long.

The truth is that Nigeria is a messed up country. I tried to search all known news media online and offline for reportage of this incident, but found nothing. This is scary because it makes you wonder how many more similar kidnappings of this nature isn't being reported as well.

If this helps anyone who encounters these brutes (God forbids), I think it is better to try to escape at the scene of the kidnap on the highway... Make a dash for it. Risky but much safer than allowing these Fulani animals shepherd hordes of you into the deep forest, from where you may never return.

Hedonisco:


You mean they have not been released? Getting to almost 2 weeks now? Meaning that there'll most likely be fatalities among the victims by now. Not to mention the atrocious ordeal of the female victims in the hands of these brutes, being in captivity for .

Now you understand the point to the title of this thread.How many more remain unreported.Who is collating information as regards the scale of the problem

At what point do we say this has happened enough for a National response by our esteemed security agencies.How many more families havr to be victim

Ths individual is still yet to be released.kidnappers are still asking for a very heavy sum despite pleas from the family to accept less

Cc seun

Top media gurus are very selfish. They don't sail where money is not flowing.

Most of their media reports are highly sponsored. So, reportage of Abuja-Lokoja's traumatic experience is a low patronage to them.

2Timothy 3:15 is ringing a perilous bell.. Be aware.

sad

Since 2015 that road has been the most dangerous road in Nigeria

Buhari and APC deployed their Fulani militia to surround Abuja before the elections to wreck havoc in the event he lost the election.

When Buhari was sworn in the first thing he did was to pull the military from the roads to allow for more of his militia to be deployed across the country

Those militia are now the bandits wrecking havoc all over the country

phineas:



Now you understand the point to the title of this thread.How many more remain unreported.Who is collating information as regards the scale of the problem

At what point do we say this has happened enough for a National response by our esteemed security agencies.How many more families havr to be victim

Ths individual is still yet to be released.kidnappers are still asking for a very heavy sum despite pleas from the family to accept less

Cc seun

They are most likely dead.

ODB2:
Since 2015 that road has been the most dangerous road in Nigeria

Buhari and APC deployed their Fulani militia to surround Abuja before the elections to wreck havoc in the event he lost the election.

When Buhari was sworn in the first thing he did was to pull the military from the roads to allow for more of his militia to be deployed across the country

Those militia are now the bandits wrecking havoc all over the country

This is not a responsible narrative.Especially with no proof.Our security teams are doing their best with limited resources.Were there are gaps we shiuld point it out politely and support them to close up those gaps

They should have safety equipments, clothes and vehicles to keep them safe.Rapid response numbers.Monitoring cameras, sensors, anti bomb detectors etc.only them can we ask them to face this evil squarely.It must not be at the risk of their lives with no prote tion for them.

That itself is also wrong.Nigerians should reflect that the sums paid to bandits would have equipped our security teams better.Nigerians must support the system

ODB2:


They are most likely dead.

One can only hope not.The kidnappers are still demanding large sums in millions from the family.

We also need to criminalize not reporting kidnappings.So that a joint response can be instituted against the kidbappers.For examplr all families are negotiafing the lives of theor loved ones individually. Like pricing commodities in the market.Kidnapping is a crime.All calls should be re orded amd traced.All ases should be identified amd addresses only then can it be ome a big deal.And not the norm

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phineas:


This is not a responsible narrative.Especially with no proof.Our security teams are doing their best with limited resources.Were there are gaps we shiuld point it out politely and support them to close up those gaps

They should have safety equipments, clothes and vehicles to keep them safe.Rapid response numbers.Monitoring cameras, sensors, anti bomb detectors etc.only them can we ask them to face this evil squarely.It must not be at the risk of their lives with no prote tion for them.

That itself is also wrong.Nigerians should reflect that the sums paid to bandits would have equipped our security teams better.Nigerians must support the system

The security dudes have their hands tied.

They know where these bandits are.

They have been ordered to stand down and not to engage them.

Even El Rufai attested that he had been in contacts with the heads of the bandits who are based in Mali and had paid a hefty sum to get them to stop the killings in his state.

The fabled Abacha quote which BMC roaches used to link BH to GEJ and PDP where they stated that "any insurgency that lasts more than 24hrs has the backing of state actors" can never find a more appropriate scenario than what we are experiencing now under Buhari.

Why then is that fake quote not applicable to this government and the state of anarchy we are witnessing?

phineas:


One can only hope not.The kidnappers are still demanding large sums in millions from the family.

We also need to criminalize not reporting kidnappings.So that a joint response can be instituted against the kidbappers.For examplr all families are negotiafing the lives of theor loved ones individually. Like pricing commodities in the market.Kidnapping is a crime.All calls should be re orded amd traced.All ases should be identified amd addresses only then can it be ome a big deal.And not the norm

That should tell you how incompetent and useless the police is.

Even the police will tell you to pay the ransom.

It's only right that I update this story

1.some of the abducted people where released.they had been left outside in the sun and rain by their abductors for about 10 days before the family members where told to come and pay the ransom.The kidnappers spoke pidgin English. I am not sure if they were noyed to speak any other language.They seemed to wear camoflagues of some sort and were heavily armed.But they were not from or in support of any military or police system in Nigeria

They taunted the victims to report to the police and see if anything would happen.

2.Nigerian police successfully caught and killed some ring leader of these events months later and it was covered by a small section in the Guardian newspaper.One could have missed it.It said..... A notorious kidnapper was arrested cant remember if he was killed in action."he was the mastermind of the Ekeson bus kidnap

3.I have since learnt our police and military are working on this.Albeit quietly.perhaps that's their own style

4.We must always support our police and military.But success in this goes beyond eliminating kidnappers.releasing public notices on safe and unsafe roads.emmergency response to kidnaps.declaring curfews after a kidnap.these strategies need to be clear and the public need to be carried along.Arresting and sentencing of kidnappers cannot be a small column in a newspaper but a major announcement.people must see that justice is been served.its very important

.lastly what has happened to Evans.what is the update