So by now I'm sure most of you have heard of the kidnapping of 15 children from a school bus in Aba. If you haven't check out this link right here.

It seems that our beloved kidnappers in the East have decided that kidnapping one or two people at a time is just not very productive. A veritable waste of resources in fact. So to take advantage of the economies of scale that arise from having a large kidnapping gang, they ambushed a school bus belonging to a private school and picked up 15 children.

It is not news to anybody that kidnapping for ransom grew out of the Niger Delta militancy movement. It is also not news, that most of the current kidnappings do not take place in the Niger Delta, but do so in the South Eastern states.

The kidnapping crisis in those states reaches a point of "No More" every few months, and each time the kidnappers just cross that point and keep on trucking. The Governor's hold prayer meeting and pass death penalty laws, but neither one has managed to make a dent in the spate of kidnappings that have continually afflicted the South Eastern states.

I know it's naive to hope that the breakdown in security in those states becomes an election issue, but what can I do. While these states are amongst the least when funds are shared, theuir unique situation should have mandated that they increase their spending on security. The fact that these Governors are not doing so, means that none of them deserve a second term.

Anyway all that is by the by, here is to hoping and praying that these 15 children get home safely to their parents, and that this will truly be the point where things will change in those states.