The Arewa Consultative Forum says it is disturbed by the lack of government’s proactive steps to halt kidnapping in the region. The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Emmanuel Yawe, who shared the concern of the northern body with one of our correspondents in a chat, noted that it is the belief of the ACF that government is not alive with intelligence gathering to stop kidnapping. The ACF comment was made just as the total number of students being held by bandits increased to 348 with the latest abduction of 121 students in Kaduna State. Reacting, the ACF Spokesman said, “The best way to handle the menace of kidnapping is for the government to be more proactive in intelligence gathering. “Once we have good intelligence we can act swiftly and stop kidnapping.

Source: Punch July 07, 2021 00:22 UTC