President Bola Tinubu stated that any individuals involved in kidnapping should be treated as a terrorists. The president has who condemned the “reprehensible acts” perpetrated by kidnappers across the country, The President made this remark on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members of the federal judiciary led by Olukayode Ariwoola, the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN).
In a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, Tinubu said those who resort to kidnapping children are cowards and incapable of confronting the might of the Nigerian armed forces. “We must treat kidnappers as terrorists.
“They are cowardly. They have been degraded. They look for soft targets. They go to schools and kidnap children and cause disaffection.”
“We must treat them equally as terrorists in order to get rid of them, and I promise you, we will get rid of them.”
The president has made this a clarion call to all Nigerians to come together and get rid of this despicable ones from among us, as they pose a threat to our well being and sanity.