* Raises hope of imminent rescue of hostages
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, arrived in Kaduna State on Monday, to meet with Governor Uba Sani following an upsurge in kidnap cases.
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While speaking during the meeting, which also had representatives of the Kuriga community in attendance, General Musa assured that the abducted students, and those who were recently kidnapped by bandits at Kajuru, would soon be rescued.
According to Gen Musa, the military and other security agencies are working tirelessly to free the hostages
He vowed that all those behind the kidnappings and attacks in Kaduna and other states in the North West zone would soon be apprehended.
“We are here to show solidarity to this community so that you would know that whatever you are going through, we are also going through it. We assure you that God Almighty is on our side, and whatever we are going through is just temporal. And the problem is as a result of people who don’t want development for this country so that development would take place. We are working tirelessly to make sure that all those kidnapped will be safeguarded and brought out as quickly as possible,” he said.
Governor Sani acknowledged that the State is getting support from both the army and police.
“We will ensure that we beef up security in Kuriga community. We are getting a lot of support from security agencies, from both police and army,” Governor Sani said during the meeting.
