According to Mr. Peter Obi, a former Labour Party, LP presidential candidate, the country’s socioeconomic situation is getting worse as a result of kidnappings using boats and demands for ransom in foreign cash.
He said this while lamenting the kidnapping of Mohamed Fouani, the managing director of the Fouani Company, and the other three Lebanese in Lagos.
In a post on his X handle on Sunday, Obi bemoaned the fact that the nation’s ongoing insecurity was seriously endangering the economy and the survival of the nation.
He also denounced the reported attack on the Gwadabawa local government area in Sokoto State’s Dudun Doki village, where gunmen killed over 10 persons and kidnapped numerous more.
According to the former governor of Anambra State, efforts must be made by the nation to stop terrorist acts and the resulting deaths.
“Once more, insecurity has raged across the nation, causing severe economic instability and threatening our national existence,” stated Obi.
“I was shocked to learn that Mohamed Fouani, the managing director of the Fouani Company, and three other Lebanese nationals had been abducted in Lagos.
“A new and more obscene dimension to the heightened insecurity we are fighting with is the use of boats for kidnapping, and the demand for ransoms in foreign currency has worsening socio-economic implications.”
Similarly, it was stated that gunmen raided Dudun Doki village in the Gwadabawa local government area of Sokoto State today, which is supposed to be a holy day, murdering over 10 people and kidnapping many more.
“We have to work toward ending these acts of terror and the resulting deaths. I still strongly advocate for increased coordinated efforts to free Mr. Fouani and the other numerous kidnappees securely from the grasp of their captors.
Additionally, I urge the government and security services to take more decisive action against instability in our nation. May the All-Powerful Allah hear our prayers on this day for our country, grant us mercy, and step in to help us.”