The governor had always insisted that his government would not negotiate with bandits, insisting that they needed to be completely routed by security agents.
This is even as some Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, yesterday, opposed alleged payment of ransom by governments to bandits and kidnappers to free victims.Speaking yesterday on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, a member of staff of the college and representative of the parents, Sani Friday, expressed grave concern that two weeks after gunmen abducted the students, they were yet to be released.
“After that statement, this incident happened and it is based on that statement that the government is standing that it will not negotiate. But he made a statement before that he can do anything for the bandits to stop killing, so we want him to do something.
“We quickly alerted troops of OPWS who responded promptly and came to repel the bandits. In the gun battle that ensued, the soldiers killed two of the bandits and recovered their AK47 rifle and many live ammunition but others escaped with bullet wounds. “Only recently, they also attacked Tor Donga, and now they have attacked Abaji. They are out to attack markets.
“More patrol teams were immediately drafted to the scene to assist officers on ground. Cordon and search operation is also in progress,” she added.In a related attack, bandits killed nine persons in two local government aras of Kaduna State, Birnin-Gwari and Giwa, early yesterday. According to him, on person, Nasiru Rufai, was killed by the bandits at Kwama village in Giwa LGA, after he resisted their attempts to kidnap him.
“The implication is an indication that the security agencies empowered to secure lives and properties may be indirectly telling Nigerians that they aren’t capable of protecting the citizens they swore to protect. This will breed even more criminals and even overwhelm the security agencies. “The implication of the current insecurity in the country is that it will distract investors from coming in, it will affect food production, it will lead to inflation and there’s a looming food crisis that we may soon be battling with in the country.
“Payment of ransom will only encourage the crime of kidnappings and banditry in the country and across the Sahel which is becoming an extraordinarily lucrative enterprise. “We have heard of cases of misappropriation of funds meant for the purchase of weapons to secure the nation. No nation can be properly secured in a very corrupt environment.
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