Kaduna and other northern states have been under siege by bandits who continue to kidnap for ransom
By Ishaya Ibrahim
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has vowed to eliminate all those behind the insecurity in Kaduna State if elected president.
Tinubu made the pledge during the flag-off of the North West presidential campaign held today December 13 in Kaduna.
“Insha Allah, all those trouble makers: violent kidnappers, killers, all trouble makers who are disturbing the security of Kaduna, I assure you we will eliminate them,” Tinubu told the thousands of supporters who thronged the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, the venue of the rally.
Under President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime, Kaduna and other northern states have been under the siege of bandits who continue to kidnap for ransom, notably school children, forcing schools’ closure at some point.
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In March, an Abuja-Kaduna train was bombed by bandits, with eight killed and over 40 passengers kidnapped. Some of the victims regained their freedom three months later after paying huge ransom.
Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for internal security and home affairs, in November, reported that 446 persons have been killed in different attacks in the past six months Kaduna State.
Tinubu, 70, will be up against Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi of Labour Party and a host of other candidates in next year’s election.