By Political Animal.
We must fight for the things we care about and do it in any way that will lead others to join us.
How can Nigerian citizens pay ransom to kidnappers and get released.Then police will give a press conference that they have rescued the victims.
Our journalists should ask kidnappers the right questions to unravel facts and those behind the kidnapping .
Their questions are all muddled up.Many kidnappers have various reasons for kidnapping.
Some may be terrorists,others may be based on businesses that went sour among partners and a lot of other issues.
Asking kidnappers whether they are from a particular tribe several times means that you have a bias.Too many journalists are unnecessarily biased and that cannot help the nation.
You cannot put pressure on a criminal to emphasize his tribe.That is diversionary and divisive.
They must learn how to craft news values on kidnapping objectively.
You cannot skew your reporting with a particular mindset and get the best out of terrorists,local kidnappers who are doing that for business or hatred or to settle scores .
Can we be serious for once.?
The Political Animal 