The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has urged all security, intelligence, and other relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to take responsibility for protecting the lives and property of Nigerians.
Ribadu made the call during the briefing of Service Chiefs and Heads of Agencies on the roadmap for the establishment of the proposed anti-kidnap fusion cell on Thursday, in Abuja.
This is contained in a statement by Raphael Towoju, of the Strategic Communications Department of NCTC-ONSA on Thursday, in Abuja. The NSA was represented by the National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Rear Adm. Yaminu Musa (rtd).
Ribadu said all stakeholders needed to come together to find a comprehensive solution to combating the menace of kidnapping for ransom and other related crimes bedevilling the country.
He said that the first Security and Defense Partnership dialogue between the United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria was held in London in February 2022, as part of the concerted efforts by ONSA to address the menace of kidnapping in Nigeria.
According to him, one of the agreements reached during the dialogue was the need to create an Anti-Kidnap Multi-Agency Fusion Cell, to help stem the threats of kidnapping in the country.
The NSA expressed appreciation to the UK through the High Commissioner for the support provided in the nations efforts to tackle the issue of kidnapping and other crimes in Nigeria.
