Zulum Laments Emerging Trend Of Kidnapping In The North-east

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has expressed worry over the rising trend of  kidnapping across the northeast geopolitical zone of the country.

Zulum spoke on Friday night in Gombe town, in his capacity as chairman of the North East Governors Forum.

“As we are now set to deliberate on matters of common interests and shared responsibilities, there is a compelling need for us to take a more critical look at the emergent issue of kidnapping which has become a crime of choice for criminals and is becoming rampant and widespread.

” It is therefore a matter of strategic necessity to essentialize the issue of kidnapping and come up with implementable measures to deal with this element of criminality before it is too late.

“In this respect, we will obviously be guided by our respective Attorney-Generals who should initiate the appropriate legal framework to deal with the problem”, Zulum said.

The governor called on the need to address the issue of kidnapping and to end Boko Haram insurgency in totality.

Governor Zulum acknowledged President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment towards ending the insurgency across the North East region and appreciated the President’s support towards the region.