"I Discouraged Ransom Payment Until I Was Kidnapped" — Former DSS Director, Mike Ejiofor

Mike Ejiofor, a former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), has said he used to discourage families of those who were kidn+pped from paying ransom until he became a victim of kidnapping.

He said the spate of kidn+ppings can still be curtailed but the failure to address the insecurity is hinged on insufficient resources. Ejiofor said this in an interview with Vanguard, while reacting to the k#llings of traditional rulers by kidnappers in Ekiti and Kwara states.

He said, “It (insecurity) is not out of control but people are worried. I am worried. The issue is that we have not deployed sufficient resources to tackle the problem.”
No one should be blaming the government now because this issue has been festering for a long time. The largest we have in the budget is for the security sub-sector.

There should be proper oversight to ensure the funds are properly deployed. We have to ensure the monies are not diverted by the leadership of security agencies. They shouldn’t live luxurious lifestyles. Before I became a victim, I had often said people shouldn’t pay ransom. But that notion changed after I became a victim. He who feels it knows it. Unless you are not involved, you will do everything possible including payment of ransom to release your relative.

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