Disturbed by the increasing rate of kidnappings in the country, a group under the aegis of the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) has charged President Bola Tinubu to increase the numerical strength of the Police Force and other security agencies to curb the menace.
Reacting to the release of 137 students of Kuriga Government Secondary School in Chikum Local Government of Kaduna State, the group warned of the dangers inherent in the delay in the recruitment and training of more policemen as well as more personnel for other security agencies in Nigeria.
It said the number of security personnel is low compared to the population of the country.
MMWG, in a statement jointly signed by its national coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, and the national secretary, Nasir Balogun, also blamed the nation’s security challenges on improper postings, citing that the deployment of security personnel to political office-holders is denying essential services to areas of security concern.
MMWG noted that “with the renewed waves of kidnapping in Nigeria,” it is difficult to maintain such wrong postings without backlash.
The group then advocated “posting of police and National Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC personnel to all schools in the country, whether the schools run boarding or not.”
MMWG added: “Both the Nigeria Police and NSCDC leadership must now take responsibility for any security breach in this country; as they must protect citizens of this country and their property.”
The group commended Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State “for his leadership qualities, which made it possible for the Nigerian Army to succeed in securing the release of 137 out of 287 kidnapped students.”
Recruit more police, security personnel, to combat kidnapping – Group tells FG
