…mourns death of retired Army major
Sunday Karimi, Senator, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, has described the daily occurrence of kidnappers in his District as one too many, lamented the gruesome murder of 76-year-old retired Major Joe Ajayi, who died in the hands of his abductors.
Karimi in a statement issued to Journalists in Lokoja, while reacting to the death of retired Major Joe Ajayi, who died in the hands of his abductors, he lamented that “the whole of Kogi West is now under siege in the hands of kidnappers”, expressing concerns that people of his District now remain indoors and still being abducted in their homes.
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He described the story and rate of kidnapping in his Senatorial District, from Lokoja, Kakanda, Bunu axis, in Kiri Area of Kabba Bunu LGA as worrisome, said “till date, the 92-year-old traditional Ruler of Okoloke, is still in the hands of his abductors”. He added that all over the places in Kogi West, his people live in fear, pointing out that Kidnapping has become a daily occurrence, calling for collective actions by security agencies to free his people from fear and to live normally.
Karimi noted that plans are underway to organise the Christian Association of Nigeria and clerics under the Council of Ulaamau to organise a three-day fasting and prayer session that would help free the people from the activities of these miscreants who are terrorising the area.
“The time for us to go spiritual in fighting these miscreants and kidnappers who have refused our people to breathe and live freely from the hands of the people is now. I’m putting machinery in motion to help organise and hold this spiritual intervention, because we are no longer safe to live our lives”, he said.
