Zamfara: NSA Hands Over 16 Abducted Victims, Says Govt Will End Kidnappings, Terrorism

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The National Security Adviser NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, has reinstated the Federal Government commitment towards halting the spate of Kidnappings, abductions and other criminal activities rocking some parts of the country.

He assured that efforts are being made to properly secure ungoverned spaces within the political landscape of the country.

The ungoverned spaces, Ribadu noted, have been serving as breeding and recruitment centres for terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements making lives difficult for innocent Nigerians.

He spoke on Thursday July,4 at the formal hand over of 16 rescued kidnap victims to the Zamfara state Government in Abuja.

In a statement issued by Abu Michael, Head Strategic Communication, the NSA said that the Federal Government is working assiduously in concert with all relevant authorities to close up ungoverned spaces that have continued to provide hiding places for criminal elements.

The 16 victims handed over were rescued in two batches on June 27, in Shinkafi and Tsafe Local Councils of Zamfara state.

They are made up of eight males and eight females. They were abducted on April 22, from Zurmi and Gusau areas of Zamfara State, and were rescued by operatives of the National Counter Terrorism Centre NCTC of the office of the NSA.

Malam Ribadu while presenting the rescued victims, emphasised the commitment of President Bola Tinubu in providing unfettered security to the citizenry.

“In demonstration of its unwavering commitments towards the safety and protection of Nigerians, the Federal Government has continued to record successes in various rescue operations of kidnap victims in the country,with the National Security Adviser Malam Nuhu Ribadu handing over 16 abductees to the officials of the Zamfara state at the National Counter Terrorism Centre ,NCTC office of the National Security Adviser NSA” the statement noted

“The victims were received by the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government Abubakar Nakwada ,in company with the state Commissioner for Project Implementation, Zurumi Nasiru.