Resurgence of kidnapping in Kaduna unsettles House Speaker

• NSCDC sends more personnel for joint rescue operations • Adeyanju tasks Tinubu on security of lives

SPEAKER of the House of Representati Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed shock that kidnapping has returned to Kaduna State.

This was as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) sent in more reinforcements in a collaborative effort with other security agencies to rescue pupils and teachers of Government Secondar y School and LEA Primar y School in Kuriga.

Consequently, Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately deploy all necessary resources to restore peace and security in the country.

The Speaker bared his mind when he led a high- powered delegation of the House to commiserate with the government and people of Kaduna, following the abduction of 287 pupils in Kuriga community, Chikun Local Council of Kaduna on March 7, 2024.

Concerned by the unfortunate development, Abbas, who represents Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna, was at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, alongside many of his colleagues, where he met with Governor Uba Sani.

Expressing sadness at the resurgence of kidnapping in the state, Abbas told Sani that “the House received the news with a big shock.”

He assured that the House would use all available legislative instruments to partner the state government and others to come up with solutions that would end insecurity not only in the state but also across the country.

Noting that efforts were ongoing to rescue the school children, the Speaker said: “We thought we had seen the end of kidnapping in Kaduna State, only for it to rear its ugly head in a devastating manner.”