Mayowa Akinroye, a victim of kidnapping, recounts ordeal, seeks more security consciousness

The recurring kidnapping activities by the herdsmen especially in the South West region has been on the increase, despite renewed efforts of the security agencies in the country

While this has been a source of concern in the region,a noted incident is that of a son of a top Police officer, Mayowa Akinroye who was kidnapped by the herdsmen.

Mayowa , a 21 year-old graduate and son of a top Police officer in Nigeria was kidnapped in April this year at  Badagry area in  Lagos and was released a week later after ransom was paid.

It was gathered that his father was on the team of officers who arrested some kidnappers in February this year in Ondo State.

The kidnapping of people for ransom has been on the increase in Nigeria in recent times.

The menace of kidnapping and violence is becoming alarming on a daily basis in Nigeria, where the government appears to be helpless and people live in fear and anguish.

Narrating his experience at the kidnappers’ den, Akinroye expressed concern over the treatment meted out to him by the kidnappers.

According to him, “When I was kidnapped, the terrorists identified me as a son of a top police officer. They warned that they will continue to kidnap me unless my father stops pursuing their members.

“They described my father as a stubborn officer and they told me to warn him to desist from pursuing them. My father is a disciplined officer and he has vowed that he will not succumb to blackmailing.”

He insisted that he will continue to pursue the kidnappers and stop their heinous activities.

“I therefore seek more security consciousness and surveillance to nip the clandestine activities of the kidnappers in the bud.”