Kidnappings: NSA, Service Chiefs, Northern Govs Meet Behind Closed Doors

Following the resurgence of kidnappings and abductions in the northern region of Nigeria, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, Thursday convened a meeting with Northern Governors’ Forum and Service Chiefs including the Inspector General of Police and the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

The Matrix reports that last week, bandits abducted about 300 students from a school in Kuriga, a town in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Earlier, suspected terrorists had stormed 3 Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) camps and abducted several women.

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Worried by these recent developments, the meeting which took place behind closed doors in Abuja lasted for over four hours and after the meeting, the chairman of the forum, Governor Inuwa Yahaya Of Gombe State, spoke on the outcome of the meeting.

He announced plans by the forum to consider alternative options to arrest the increasing insecurity in the north.

The governor added that the military will be supported in their non-kinetic approach to curtail insurgency.

At a separate news conference, the military vowed to rescue all abducted victims.

On the abduction of internally displaced persons in Gamboru-Ngala in Borno State, the military explained that they went beyond permissible distance from the camp.

Also, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen Edward Buba, said the delay in reporting such incidents is hampering quick response from security agencies and other responders.