A young man whose father was kidnapped two weeks ago has expressed disappointment over the inability of the Nigerian security operatives to rescue him after his father served the country for 35 years as a soldier.
In a Twitter thread he shared on Monday morning, the young man revealed that his family has paid ransom for his release twice, yet his abductors have refused to let him go.
He also said that when he contacted the police, he was told to “hope and pray”.
Read what the young man wrote below.
‘My Dad spent 35yrs of his life serving NIGERIA as an officer in the Nigerian Army. In this time, he put his life on the line countless times representing his country in Peace keeping tours all over Africa (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sudan) and did his final tour before retirement in…
‘The north fighting against insurgents where he almost died when his convoy hit a land mine! Upon retirement, he moved back to his country home because in his own words, “I’ve seen enough War and Chaos for one lifetime, Now I crave PEACE). It’s 2 weeks today since he was kidnapped
‘From his home and all efforts to secure his release has proved futile. We’ve paid ransom twice already but they still won’t release him. I contacted the police and was told that OUR NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE can’t do much to guarantee his safe release so “LETS JUST HOPE AND PRAY”
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‘This man spent the majority of his adult life sacrificing his Life and the happiness of his family for his country and now that he needs his country to save him, his country is asking him to pray to GOD. ‘
