Crime

Dangote reveals his biggest headache in Nigeria

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9 years ago

September 27, 2017

The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has expressed his frustration over the activities of kidnappers and other insecurity problems affecting businesses and scaring away investors from Nigeria.

Particularly, he raised alarm over the nefarious activities of kidnappers along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway.

He explained that singular act has made some investors, who own commercial farms to practically abandon them for fear of being attacked or kidnapped.

Making this summation at the ongoing Agric Expo and Conference, organised by Nigeria Agribusiness Group in collaboration with other private and public sector agencies.

National Daily recalls that the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh Moshood, paraded some suspected, notorious kidnappers and armed robbery gangs, who have been terrorizing Abuja–Minna and Abuja–Kaduna highways, at Dikko, near Suleja, Niger State

recently.

Represented by Executive Director, Public Sector, Dangote Group, Mosul Ahmed, he spoke on “Challenges Facing Agribusiness Investors in Nigeria.”

National Daily recalls that the frequency of kidnapping, leading to several deaths, compelled the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, recently deployed more policemen to that axis particularly on Kaduna-Abuja Expressway.

Dangote said: “The security situation in the country is discouraging agribusiness investors. Most of the people that own large farms on the Kaduna-Abuja Road have abandoned their farms due to the menace of kidnapping.”

“Agriculture cannot thrive in this country, except there is cooperation between all the agencies of government. Intergovernmental cooperation is lacking in terms of galvanising the kind of support that investors need in the sector,” he reiterated.

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He, therefore, called for government at all levels to work together and chart a proactive approach on securing land for commercialised agriculture.

National Daily reports that in the last couple of years, so many prominent Nigerians have been kidnapped and released or died while been held in captivity.

Among those kidnapped include Lagos Monarch, Oba Oniba of Ibaland, Oba Yushau Oseni in July 16, 2016; Reverend Father John Adeyi on April 24, 2016. He was later killed by the abductors despite receiving about N2 million ransom from the family.

Also, Mrs. Margaret Emefiele, wife of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. She was kidnapped on September 29, 2016, and was freed two days after an intense manhunt by security agencies.

Others include Madam Beauty Siasia, mother of former Super Eagles player and coach, Samson Siasia, who was kidnapped on November 16, 2015 and and former Finance Minister, Chief Olu Falae, who was also kidnapped in his farm on September 21, 2015.