Only in 9ja, that’s the saying that goes with the absurdities and general madness of the people of this once-a-great-nation Nigeria.
Strange things happens daily, stranger things by the second. It is only natural to conclude that once you can survive in 9ja, you can survive anywhere.
The last ten years in Nigeria has birthed vices ranging from election rigging, financial crimes, cultism, assassination, terrorism, and most recently, the new ‘kid’ on block, kidnap.
You will agree with me that there was an era in Nigeria when parents were so over-protective of their wards that they hardly let them out of their sight for the fear of kidnap. However, kidnap at that time was a child’s play compared with this absurd madness and man’s injustice to man.
Once upon a time, kidnap began by abducting expatriates and ‘colored people’ with a ransom attached to it, many of us were unperturbed because the victims were relatively unknown to us and who cares, the oil companies pay for it. So we reclined our chairs and practically welcomed this madness into our lives.
Fast-forward to 2010-11, people are kidnapped in their homes for political and monetary basis, and now our kids are at the mercy of our domestic helps. Alas, we are awake and this nightmare has snatched sleep away from us all.
It crept in slowly and we are all shouting and ranting, it was Sharon Omolayo, a pupil of Avicenna school, Lagos that was kidnapped in December 2010. We are grateful to God that she was found and the awareness raised by thousands of Nigerians was mind blowing.
This time, it is Enioluwa Ogbenaike’s turn; a ten months old baby that was taken away from his parents’ home in Magodo, Lagos by his nanny on Sunday, February 13 and was never seen again. The nanny is believed to be working with some unknown persons.
The last I heard on this is that these evil people have been contacting the parents of the child with about 20 different numbers within 6 days from Cameroun and other locations. Some say that a sum of 6 millon naira has been wired to them but they are still asking for thirty million naira.
What could have led the nanny to do this? Love of money?
All said and done, Baby Enioluwa is still missing and the parents are at the mercy of this evil persons. What can you do to help return this precious angel?
• If you have any information about Enioluwa or the nanny no matter how trivial, please call 07085534788, or the nearest police station. Enioluwa’s mother (Foluso) can be reached on this number, 08022228422.
• Keep praying for her return.
• Circulate the nanny’s picture and Baby Enioluwas to your contacts.
Finally, let us be watchful and security conscious especially with our domestic and company staffs.
Stop this madness called kidnapping!
