Atiku Abubakar a former Vice President of Nigeria, has warned against paying ransom to bandits, stating that the act of paying ransom would only cause long term destruction.
The former presidential candidate if the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said in a tweet that paying of ransom should be avoided as it was only a short term solution.
Atiku encouraged the government to guarantee law and order towards ensuring security.
“We must also stop paying ransom at random. It is a short term solution that will cause much long term destruction.
“We must, as a nation, impose law and order now, or we will bequeath lawlessness and disorder to the next generation. And may God forbid that.” he said.
The actions of banditry have been on the rise in the Northern part of the country.
