Former Chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC) Chief Simon Okeke has blamed rising cases of kidnapping on incompetence of service providers and other stakeholders in the telecommunication industry.
He said it was indictment on the stakeholders to claim expertise in their fields when kidnappers could comfortably abduct their victims and negotiate for ransom without being located.
Speaking to our correspondent on phone, Okeke regretted that the situation had made kidnapping lucrative as those who called themselves guru in telecommunications appear confused watching hoodlums have their way undisturbed on daily basis.
He said: “Someone will be kidnapped and the kidnappers call their victim’s family, negotiate for so much money and will never be located. It is an indictment on those who claim to be experts. I feel disappointed that this is going on in Nigeria. I don’t know about other countries.
“Those that are experts on security issues should do more work on kidnapping and negotiation for ransom. Once they are able to identify the kidnappers during their negotiations and deal with them, kidnapping will certainly reduce.”
