Kidnapping Crisis in Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the prevalent rate of kidnapping crisis in Nigeria. Speaking at a Ramadan dinner with members of the federal judiciary led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, Tinubu declared that those involved in kidnapping must be treated as terrorists.
He described kidnappers as cowardly individuals who have been degraded and target soft targets like schools to abduct children, causing disaffection in the society. Tinubu stated that in order to get rid of the menace of kidnapping, the perpetrators must be treated equally as terrorists.
The president assured that his administration will decisively deal with kidnappers, promising to get rid of them.
The Ramadan dinner was attended by serving and retired judicial officers, including two former Chief Justices of Nigeria – Justice Mahmud Mohammed and Justice Walter Onnoghen.
President Tinubu: We Must Treat Kidnappers as Terrorists