Founder of Port Harcourt–based Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, has again spoken on Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, raising questions about how kidnappers continue to operate despite the capabilities of the country’s security agencies.
Speaking during a recent church sermon, the cleric suggested that those behind the abduction of schoolchildren and other victims may not be acting independently. He alleged that influential individuals could be sponsoring the criminal activities.
“They are not just picking these children without sponsors. Politicians must be behind it,” he said.
Ibiyeomie also questioned why security agencies have been unable to track and apprehend the perpetrators, despite what he described as their technological capacity to trace phone calls and communications.
“The DSS can track people, so how come they are not tracking these kidnappers? There must be an invisible hand behind it. If the DSS can trace someone through a phone call, how come no one has been caught?” he added.
His comments come amid renewed public concern over rising cases of kidnappings and attacks in parts of the country, including the abduction of students and teachers in recent incidents.
The remarks have since generated mixed reactions online, with Nigerians debating both the effectiveness of security agencies and the possibility of political complicity in the country’s insecurity challenges.
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“They are not just picking these children without sponsors. Politicians must be behind it. The DSS can track people, so how come they are not tracking these k%dnappers? There must be an invisible hand behind it. If the DSS can trace someone through a phone call, how come no one… pic.twitter.com/TSXJasCAgv
— 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐆𝐑𝐍 (@AsakyGRN) June 3, 2026
