As the year 2024 gradually draws to an end and Nigerians embark on end of year holiday plans, there are concerns about incessant kidnappings on the highways across the country. The situation is worsened by the astronomical increase in the price of flight tickets, making that option a no-go-area for the average Nigerian.
Voicing his concern about the development, the Director General, African Writers’ Centre, Lagos, Amah. A. Amah called on the Federal Government to take urgent and decisive action to stem the tide of incessant kidnapping on the highways. This, he said, the government could achieve by establishing a Forest Guard. He was particular about kidnapping along the North-South corridor, where several incidents of kidnapping have happened this year.
He expressed confidence that with the government’s backing for the NFSS through an enabling Act of the National Assembly; the unmanned forests would no longer be a no-man’s land, as they would be under 24 hours’ surveillance and dedicated guard by security officers and men of the NFSS.
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