Don Warns Nigerians Against Electing Criminal Elements

Nigerians have been warned to be more discerning about the personalities of people that will vie and be elected for political offices in 2023, as some of them may be criminal elements and suspected kidnappers that have amassed wealth by collecting ransoms.

A university lecturer who is also a criminologist, Dr.Oludayo Tade, gave the warning at the weekend in a security summit held at the SAF Group of Schools’ Hall, Iseyin, Iseyin local government area of Oyo State.

At the summit which was a convergence of community stakeholders to discuss the lingering cases of kidnapping in Nigeria, especially within and around the community , Tade who was the guest lecturer at the summit, spoke on the topic: ‘Rising Cases of Kidnapping: Beyond Ethnic Stereotype, Mirroring Local Causes and Solutions’.

He challenged the people of Iseyin and its environs to look inward for solutions, as those perpetrating the evil act live with them.

“As things are going, we may elect kidnappers in 2023, with the successes they record from their operations around the country, we all should know that they now have so much money for them to do whatever they like, and as you know about Nigerians, they may even vie for political posts.’’

The convener of the summit who is a journalist and community newspaper publisher, Mr. Alhazan Abiodun, said the reason for the gathering was to access the minds of the various stakeholders on the causes and solutions to the recent rise in cases of kidnapping in Iseyin and other areas in the Oke-Ogun region.