Lagos and the war against Kidnapping

By Kayode Oyekanmi

A few days back, over 20 gunmen allegedly stormed the Isheri North Estate and kidnapped the Secretary of the community association, Mr. Dayo Adekoya. The abductors reportedly killed three estate security men as they attempted to prevent the gunmen from escaping. On Saturday, 16th July, 2016, Oba Goriola Oseni, the Oniba of Ibaland, was kidnapped in his palace and the kidnappers purportedly murdered ‎a security guard, Sunday Eniola Okanlawon and a commercial motorcyclist, Joseph Okeke and also attempted to murder the monarch’s wife, Olori Abosede Oseni.

In the aftermath of the sad event, the 73 year old monarch, his wife and five others were abducted. Ardent custodians of Yoruba tradition and culture have referred to the incidence as a taboo. The respected monarch was to spend 21 agonizing days in the hands of his sadistic captors. While the gory…