MURIC charges Buhari to eliminate all known kidnappers’ camps and hideouts

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure he does all in his power to eliminate all known kidnappers’ camps and demolish their hideouts.

The call was made on Tuesday by the Director of MURIC, Prof. Isha Akintola, who in his Eid-el-fitri message also said security agencies in the country should take the battle to the kidnappers’ camps.

According to Prof. Akintola, it is high time security operatives addressed the issue of kidnapping and banditry squarely. He also stated that our approach to insecurity in Nigeria is absolutely wrong.

He said; “We are aware that our security men have not been able to storm the kidnappers’ camps for fear that they may kill some of the victims, not because they are afraid of the kidnappers.

“But that is when the objective is to rescue the victims. They must now be given a different order. Their new task must be to use every legitimate means to stop further kidnappings.”

Prof. Akintola said that Nigerians must cooperate with the government and should be prepared to make sacrifices in a bid to end kidnappings and banditry in the country.

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“Unless we do this, the kidnappers will continue to pick us one after the other and make us pay through our noses until virtual every Nigerian has fallen victim.

“It is certain that some of the kidnapped victims may be killed while some will be rescued if the kidnappers’ dens are raided. But we just have to face this grim possibility.

“It is a war situation and casualties are expected on both sides. This is the sacrifice we have to make in order to liberate ourselves. Freedom is never free it comes with a price.

“It is a time for political leaders to come together and act like a single body of responsible and patriotic citizens. The blame game must stop.

“We should make use of carrot and stick method as a solution to the scourge of kidnapping rampaging several parts of the country.

“We don’t want to die because we are too materialistic. We have forgotten that life in this world is ephemeral.The criminals are enjoying it because they are having their way.

“While we subscribe to the theory that this is an uprising of the poor against the rich, I must affirm that the kidnappers in particular have gone too far.

“It is time for the government, politicians, the press and the good people of Nigeria to adopt the ‘O to gee’ slogan meaning it is enough ; and confront kidnappers headlong,” he added.

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