The recent abduction of six real estate marketers in Ogun State confirmed by the Ogun State Police Command triggered heavy conversation on Facebook. One comment stood out as controversial awareness, shifting the angle from assumption to strategy:
“Funny how every abduction people think it’s bandits… Some boys in Delta kidnapped someone, dressed like bandits because they know everyone would look for bandits.”
It references Delta State—a reminder of how quickly insecurity narratives become predictable, even to criminals. Globally, agencies like the Amnesty International stress the dangers of stereotypes in conflict zones because they distort response time and public judgment.
The comment isn’t mockery—it’s a warning about misdirected assumptions. When citizens, media, and security forces immediately tag every abduction under one group, the real perpetrators gain camouflage. Insecurity isn’t just about funding or weapons, it’s also about narratives that become too predictable, too reused, and too easy to exploit. Stay alert, stay logical, question patterns—but never let patterns replace the truth.
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