Nigeria’s leader, President Bola Tinubu has declared that everyone involved in kidnapping in the country must be treated as terrorists.
The President made the declaration on Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 at a Ramadan dinner with members of the federal judiciary while he condemned the rate of kidnapping across the nation.
He said; “We must treat kidnappers as terrorists. They are cowardly.”
“They have been degraded. They look for soft targets. They go to schools and kidnap children and cause disaffection.”
“We must treat them equally as terrorists in order to get rid of them, and I promise you we will get rid of them.”
The dinner was led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola and attended by serving and retired judicial officers, including two former CJNs, Justice Mahmud Mohammed and Justice Walter Onnoghen.
