Kidnapping becoming an industry — Lawan

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says kidnapping is now becoming an industry, urging the new service chiefs to take the fight to bandits and other criminals terrorizing Nigerians.

He described a situation where bandits attack schools and kidnap hundreds of students as unacceptable.

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He spoke during the confirmation of the nominations of Maj. Gen. Lucky lrabor as Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru as Chief of Army Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo as Chief of Naval Staff and Air Vice Marshal Isiaka O. Amao as Chief of Air Staff.

Lawan said: “A situation whereby a group of people will go to a school and take over 300 students away on motorcycles is not accepted.

“Kidnapping without a trace is not acceptable. Something has to be done because apparently, this is becoming an industry. Some people are benefiting from this and we’ve to unravel who these people are, and fight bandits and insurgents until we rescue our country.”