A trending clip on Nigeria’s corner of the X platform showed criminals threatening to start kidnapping soldiers and politicians, bragging that government can’t stop them. Amid the outrage, a comment crossed the line: “Like we go even crowd fund them to show gratitude.” Political anger is valid. Praising or financially supporting abduction is not reform—it’s rooting for anarchy.
Kidnap breaks nations long before it breaks governments. It fuels fear, weakens security, discourages investment, destroys families, and emboldens criminals who don’t discriminate when violence becomes profitable. Crowdfunding crime, even sarcastically, normalizes terror and reframes victims as “symbolic wins.”
Accountability is earned through systems, pressure, and civic action—not enabling the very harm tearing society apart. Frustration shouldn’t evolve into support for national self-destruction. That’s the real red flag.
LINKS
https://x.com/SadiqMaunde/status/1992980670826594314
