By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna
A security analyst, Bulama Bukarti, has suggested the deployment of ground troops as the best way to rescue schoolchildren in Kaduna and Sokoto states.
Bandits on March 8, stormed the LEA Primary and Junior Secondary School, Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and abducted students and the principal, Abubakar Isah and on March 9, an unspecified number of Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso in Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State were kidnapped.
Bukarti, during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, explained that the first few hours and days after the abductions presented the real opportunity for security agencies to rescue the victims, saying that it is not too late yet.
According to him, paying ransom would exacerbate banditry in the country.
Bukarti believes that Nigeria has the capability and capacity to rescue the children and needs to act decisively by deploying ground troops.
He said that the areas where the bandits are, are not hidden, stressing that they (bandits) are still using their smart phones while Nigerian security agencies have proven their capacity to deal with terrorists.
He stated that he completely supports the federal government’s policy to not pay ransom, as paying ransom would only exacerbate the problem, saying that the more money these violent criminals get, the more weapons and logistics they would stock; and the more people they would abduct and the more terror they would unleash on Nigerians.
“So, the policy of not paying ransom by the federal government is a good one and I welcome it. I hope that the federal government will ensure that no state governor pays ransom whatever the situation,” he stressed.
The security analyst said that the federal government needs to work hand in gloves to make sure that the young boys and girls and women are rescued.
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