Adamawa youths block highway, protest spate of kidnapping
Hundreds of Adamawa youths on Tuesday blocked the federal
highway passing through Girei community to Yola, the state capital, and other
parts of the state to protest against incessant kidnappings in the area.
The
youths, who are from Girei Local Government Area, rendered many travelers and
motorists stranded.
They
avowed that they would not open the road until the authorities, particularly
the Governor or Commissioner of Police, address them and commit to addressing
the menace.
Alhaji
Saidu Hamman-Girei, spokesman of the youth, also theYouth leader, (Sarkin
Matasa) of Girei District, said recently about 10 persons in the community lost
their lives to kidnappers.
“But
what we are hearing now is that, there is an order from the police headquarters
that the suspects be released,“ he alleged.
He said that between N60 million to N70 million had also
been paid as ransom to kidnappers.
“We
mobilised and supported the security in arresting about 11 suspects with pieces
of incriminating evidence, We want the Commissioner of Police to come and tell
us why, because serious tension is brewing here.
“I had to intervene yesterday to stop youths from burning
down Girei Police Station,’’ Hamman-Girei said.
When
contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Police Command in the
state, DSP Suleiman Yahaya, said the Commissioner of Police had sent an
Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of operations to Girei to handle the
situation.
Yahaya
said that he was not aware of any suspect that was ordered to be released,
adding that about eight suspected kidnappers were facing prosecution in court.
He said
that four others had been transferred to Force Headquarters, Abuja for further
investigations.
Yahaya,
who lauded members of the public for supporting the police in the fight against
kidnappers, assured that the command would not disappoint them.
source:NAN
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