I don’t encourage ransom payment until I was kidnapped – Ex-DSS Director A former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor, has revealed a shift in his perspective on the topic of ransom payments. In an interview with Vanguard, Ejiofor confessed that he used to discourage families from paying ransom until he himself became a victim of kidnapping, causing a change in his stance. He said, “It (insecurity) is not out of control but people are worried. I am worried. The issue is that we have not deployed sufficient...