Nasarawa Assembly  Raises the Alarm over High Rate of Kidnapping

Igbawase Ukumba in Lafia

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly yesterday raised the alarm over high rate of kidnapping in communities across the state.

Consequently, the House directed the chairmen of the 13 local government areas of the state to collaborate with traditional rulers and security agencies  to  convene a security summit with the aim  of finding  lasting solutions to the menace.

The Speaker of the Assembly, Danladi Jatau, gave the directive  while reading the House resolution on a matter of Public Interest raised by the Deputy Speaker, Muhammad Adamu Oyanki, on the growing rate of kidnapping in the state, during the House proceedings in Lafia.

“All local government chairmen should collaborate with traditional rulers and security agencies in their domain to summon a security summit within two weeks to find lasting solutions to the issue of kidnapping in the state,

“The kidnapping law passed by the Nasarawa State House of Assembly should be strictly obeyed and anyone found wanting be dealt with according to the law,” the speaker insisted.

He also called on the people of the state to join hands with the security agents in tackling kidnapping and other forms of criminal acts in the state by helping  security agencies with useful information that will curtail crimes in the state.