The Chairman of the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists,Wahab Oba, who was kidnapped a few weeks ago, has called for increased funding of the police.
Oba was kidnapped, along with three other journalists and a driver in Abia, but was released a week later as a result of police’s efforts.
He said at a reception organised for the kidnapped journalists by some of their colleagues in Lagos that his experience made him to know that kidnappers had guns superior to those used by the police.
The reception was organised by the Federated Chapel of the NUJ made up of the Voice of Nigeria, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Nigerian Television Authority, News Agency of Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Information.
Oba said the Nigerian police are grossly under-funded and therefore,called on the Federal Government to fund the police very well.
According to him,kidnapping should make the three tiers of the government to deliver more dividends of democracy to the citizens.
He said although the crime was not justifiable, the governments should live up to their responsibilities of providing jobs and basic amenities to the masses.
Chairman of the Federated Chapel,Dele Akinsola who thanked God for the release of the journalists, prayed for reduction in crime in the society.
He hoped that the Federal Government would soon approve the Media salary structure to encourage journalists who, he said, faced much hazards while carrying out their duties.
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