The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has accused certain individuals of undermining the Nigerian government’s efforts to combat insurgency in the country.
Speaking in Abuja on Saturday after receiving 58 rescued kidnapping victims from the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, General Musa vowed that those obstructing the fight against terrorism would not succeed.
He said, “You can see from the people, the women, the children, both girls and boys, and the little one.
“The question you want to ask is why would somebody kidnap these kinds of people? If you see them, they are barely just surviving.”
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has accused certain individuals of undermining the Nigerian government’s efforts to combat insurgency in the country.
Speaking in Abuja on Saturday after receiving 58 rescued kidnapping victims from the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, General Musa vowed that those obstructing the fight against terrorism would not succeed.
“For the innocent blood they have spilled, for those they have restricted their freedom, the security personnel will get back at them, and they will face the law,” he added.
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Musa also clarified that no ransom was paid for the release of the victims and urged citizens to support security agencies in their ongoing efforts to combat insecurity.
“It’s a joint effort. We’re able to do that through non-kinetic means of getting across. No penny was paid for these individuals.”
The National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Center, Maj. Gen. Adamu Laka, revealed that preliminary investigations indicated the victims were kidnapped by armed bandits operating under the command of a notorious terrorist leader known as Janbros.
Laka stated that during their ordeal, the victims were forced to trek hundreds of kilometers into the dense forest of Birnin Gwari. He added that the government provided the necessary support to stabilize the victims, facilitating their subsequent transfer to the National Security Adviser (NSA) for rehabilitation and immediate medical examinations.
Six of the rescued individuals were hospitalized but have since recovered and reunited with the other victims for eventual handover to their families, Laka confirmed.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Staff to the Kaduna State Governor, Sani Limankila, urged all Nigerians to collaborate with security agencies to combat the menace of kidnapping.
The victims, abducted from their homes and farmlands in Gayam, Sabon Layi, and Kwaga villages of Dan Musa Local Government Area in Katsina State, included 35 males and 23 females. They were rescued on November 14 by troops of the Nigerian Army’s 1 Division.
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