The Northern Senators Forum has decried the recent wave of kidnappings in the Northern part of the country, calling on the Federal government to come up with urgent and resolute action to end the menace.
The Senators vowed that it would not “rest until the security situation is significantly improved and the perpetrators of these heinous acts are brought to justice.”
The Chairman of the Forum, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, made the appeal in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.
Kidnapping has been on the increase in the North lately, with bandits abducting a good number of persons in separate incidents in recent times.
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Yar’adua, who recently replaced Senator Abdul Ningi who resigned as the Chairman of the Forum following his three-month suspension by the Senate, said the recent wave of violence and kidnappings in the North is a major concern to the Northern Senators Forum.
He said that the Forum is committed to pursuing a lasting solution to this menace and will spare no effort in ensuring it is brought to a halt.
The statement read, “The distressing state of affairs concerning the recent wave of violence and kidnappings in the North is a major concern to the Northern Senators Forum(NSF).
“The series of events that have unfolded in Kaduna State, beginning with the kidnapping of 286 students and staff from a school on March 7th, the despicable attack on worshippers in a mosque on March 8th, the abduction of 61 more persons on March 12th, followed by 14 individuals on March 17th, and a staggering total of 87 individuals in Kujuru on March 18th, amongst others, are not only reprehensible but demand urgent and resolute action.
“We are committed to pursuing a lasting solution to this menace. We will not rest until the security situation is significantly improved and the perpetrators of these heinous acts are brought to justice. It is our core duty and mandate, and we will spare no effort in fulfilling it for the greater good of our people and our nation.”
