In Nigeria, the issues of kidnapping have become recurrent incident making headlines of the country's dailies. Although, kidnap for ransom came to be more confirmed in the country by early 2000s in the oil rich Niger Delta region by various communities protesting for what they described as marginalization and environmental injustice caused on them as a result of the oil exploration activities by the international companies in the area.
Olaoluwakitan Babatunde
Ecomiums have continued to pour in for Mallam Mamman Daura who was honoured with a Life Time Achievement Award by the Vanguard Newspapers last Saturday in Lagos.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, in a congratulatory message, said the recognition was as a result of Daura’s “sparkling contribution to Nigeria’s development, service to God and humanity as well as national and international assignments and community development.”
He added that the award to Mallam Daura was well deserved given his brilliance in business, economy and for being a major architect in the industralisation of the north and the nation in general.