PRESIDENT TINUBU CONDEMNS RECENT KIDNAPPINGS AND BANDITRY- DESCRIBING IT AS UNGODLY & SINISTER 16-01-24
By Sadiq Aminu President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent spate of kidnappings and bandit attacks, describing the development as disturbing, ungodly, and sinister.
Speaking when he received a delegation of a highly respected Islamic Movement, Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden, at the State House, in Abuja, President Tinubu said while security agencies had been acting with dispatch to address the current challenge, required resources, policies and plans would be rolled out soon for the massive education of the Nigerian youth.
The President said education was the antidote to the troubles agitating the nation, noting no weapon against poverty that is as potent as learning.
“I can assure you that we are here to change the life of our people. We are here to promote peace, stability, and economic prosperity.
“We are dedicated to building a lasting peace with a focus on the comprehensive education of our children. We will get our teachers and their owners involved in an education process that will be relevant to the future of this country. It is important. Knowledge brought me here with your prayers and your support. Without knowledge, there is nothing to generate hope for mankind,” President Tinubu said.
The President also emphasised that it was important to promote updated knowledge through existing islamic learning institutions for the youth in the north to speed up development in the region, and throughout Africa.
“Please embark on special prayers. Embark on proper education for our youths. Kidnapping and banditry are not the way of God. Shedding each other’s blood is bad. And there can be no development without peace. It is only in the area of peace that we can eliminate poverty. We must work for peace in order for our economy to grow better,” the President concluded.
The Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden leader, Sheikh Muhammad Lamine Niass had encouraged the President to continue implementing his reform initiatives while affirming that his movement, which is reputed for its promotion of peace and tolerance, will continue to pray for Nigeria’s peaceful development.