The Northern Senators’ Forum has called on the Federal Government to come up with resolute actions to tackle cases of kidnappings in the country.
The group said it would not rest until the security situation is significantly improved and the perpetrators of these crimes are brought to justice.
Chairman of the forum, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua made the call in a statement in Abuja.
Yar’Adua, who recently replaced the suspended Bauchi State Senator Abdul-Ahmed Ningi as the NSF chairman, said that the recent wave of violence and kidnappings in the North was a major concern to the forum.
He expressed concern about the series of events that have unfolded in Kaduna State, beginning with the kidnapping of 286 students and staff on March 7; the despicable attack on worshippers in a mosque on March 8 and the abduction of 61 more persons on March 12.
Yar’Adua, who doubles as the Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, said the forum was committed to pursuing a lasting solution to the menace of insecurity in the country