“We can no longer keep quiet because our members are suffering.” Calabar TradersProtest Kidnapping CrossRiver
Under the auspices of Calabar Traders Union , the traders lamented that over 18 of their members had been kidnapped in the last 10 months, adding that the development came to a head with the kidnap of their patron, Chief Jude Odinka, who had been in captivity for eight weeks.
“We can no longer keep quiet because our members are suffering. Some of these traders use loans, while some get goods from importers on credit. But due to ransom they pay to these criminals, they have become perpetual debtors because it seems we now work for the kidnappers; as high as N7 million has been paid as ransom.”
Chairman of spare parts dealers association in Calabar, Obi Ajuluchukwu, urged the government to help security agencies carry out their duty.
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