Federal Government said the United States and some other foreign countries have offered to assist Nigeria in combating kidnappings and other high-profile crimes.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while speaking with reporters at the State House, Abuja, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to the minister, the president reiterated his directive that security agencies must ensure the safe return of all kidnapping victims.
The incidences of kidnapping, especially in the North, have spiked in the last few weeks.
Last Thursday, 287 pupils were abducted from the Local Education Authority (LEA) primary school in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna.
No fewer than 61 people were abducted by suspected terrorists who attacked the Buda community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna on Monday.
Bandits also kidnapped 16 Qur’anic students in Sokoto.
In Borno, some women were reportedly kidnapped from their Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) camp.
According to Idris, President Tinubu was emphatic that no ransom would be paid.
The minister said: “We’re aware that it is not just the U.S. that has offered to help.
