…Says 800 victims abducted this year
The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), yesterday, resolved to hold a summit to find lasting solutions to the spate of killings and kidnapping that have engulfed the region.
Its spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, at a press briefing in Abuja, noted that so far, over 800 persons have been abducted this year.
Suleiman noted that governors from the region, who, according to him, should champion the cause of securing the people, have failed.
He added that the inability to secure the borders, forests and highways in northern Nigeria are partly a result of incapacity, absence of political will, corruption and bad governance.
According to him, “In 2021 alone, over 800 persons have been abducted by non-State actors in the North. In September, 73 children were abducted in Kaya, Maradun local government area of Zamfara State.
“At the College of Agriculture and Animal Health in Bakura, Zamfara State, 15 persons were taken; while 121 were abducted at Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna State. Also, in May, 156 children were abducted at an Islamiyya school in Niger State. Similarly, 270 were abducted in Jangebe, in Marafa local government area of Zamfara State”.
He added that in view of the enormity of the security and socio-economic challenges, the CNG has resolved to embark on a massive mobilisation of all men and women of goodwill in the region and beyond, “in order to raise their voices to give voice to our voiceless people”.
