The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has expressed concern over the upsurge in kidnapping across Nigeria, which has become a national menace that is negatively impacting on the social and economic life of the country.
Rising from its 4th quarterly Standing Committee meeting in Yola, Adamawa State, weekend, the Guild in a communique signed by the president, Funke Egbemode, and secretary, Victoria Ibanga, said the new dimension was portraying the country negatively in the eye of the global community, with the potential of scaring away foreign investors, at a time their contribution was crucial to revamp the country’s ailing economy.
The Guild noted that attracting foreign, direct investment was a critical factor in reflating the nation’s sagging economy, pointing out that this would be gravely frustrated by the rising tide of kidnapping, as no investor would stake his or her investment in an insecure environment. While citing the abduction of the wife of governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Margaret Emefiele; former Minister, Bagudu Hirse; a senior official of the NNPC, Reverend Father John Adeyi; some students and teachers in Lagos State; a female journalist working in Benue State, Iyuadoo Tor-Agbidye, among others, the
Guild noted that kidnapping had, unfortunately, become almost a daily occurrence. Consequently, the Guild urged the Federal Government to develop a pro-active security strategy that would checkmate the menace.
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