Frequent kidnappings in Nigeria disturbing - UN cautions Buhari

The United Nations Organisation (UN) has chastised the regular kidnappings of schoolchildren and other targets under President Muhammadu Buhari's administration.

According to the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, the criminals or bandits should be arrested and prosecuted.

He made the statement while in reaction to the abduction of some students from Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Guterres’s spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, revealed this in a briefing with correspondents on Tuesday, July 6 2021, at the UN headquarters in New York.

The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted Dujarric as saying, “I can tell you that the Secretary-General strongly condemns the abduction of students from the Bethel Baptist School as well as hospital employees in two separate incidents in Kaduna State on July 5.

“The Secretary-General is disturbed by the frequency of 'kidnapping for ransom' of predominantly children from schools by extremist groups and criminal networks.”

According to Dujarric, Guterres highlights the need to enhance the safety and security of all schools within the country.