President Bola Tinubu has declared that anyone implicated in the crime of kidnapping should be treated as a terrorist.
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known on Tuesday, March 25.
Part of the statement reads: “President Bola Tinubu has condemned the reprehensible acts perpetrated by kidnappers across the country, declaring that individuals involved in such despicable crimes must be treated as terrorists.
“The President made the declaration on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members of the Federal judiciary led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
“Reiterating the government’s resolve to defeat banditry, the President said those who resort to kidnapping children are cowards, incapable of confronting the might of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
”We must treat kidnappers as terrorists.”
