The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has expressed shock and sorrow over increasing spate of banditry and kidnapping in parts of Kaduna State.
The chairperson of NCWS in Kaduna, Barr Zainab Hassan, said as mothers and wives, women were worried about the unabated activities of bandits and kidnappers despite concerted effort of government and security agencies.
Barr Zainab who described the recent invasions and kidnapping of students of schools and the kidnapping of members of communities as a sad narrative, said, “We appeal to perpetrators of the heinous crime against humanity to please stop these senseless activities and embrace peace. As mothers, we are deeply saddened and call on government to intensify effort at protecting the citizenry, particularly women and children, in the state.
“We urge all well-meaning Nigerians to intensify prayers to God Almighty to touch and change the hearts of the perpetrators of these inhuman acts. To all our brothers and sisters in the troubled areas, we urge them not to despair but to continue to seek the intervention of Allah through prayers and fasting for the return of peace and security and the spirit of brotherhood to the zone.”
Barr Zainab commended Gov Nasir El-Rufai for his unrelenting effort and expressed gratitude to the state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, for his strides towards ensuring a peaceful Kaduna State.
