FG: US, Other Developed Countries Also Record School Kidnapping

The Federal Government has declared kidnapping of students is
not peculiar to Nigeria.

It stated even developed nations, including the United States
also experience school kidnapping.

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this
on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘News Night’
monitored by The Nation.

He said: “Even in the most developed countries of this world,
school kidnapping takes place. Last year, in the US, we all
witnessed three of four school kidnappings and that is in probably
one of the most developed countries in the world.

“The thing about terrorism is that the terrorists don’t live by
your own rules and they are especially interested in soft targets.
They know that what is going to get global attention is kidnapping
school children.

“We must be careful; we can’t turn all our schools into
barracks. What is important is intelligence gathering, surveillance
rather than the physical presence of the soldiers or policemen.

“We are dealing with people who don’t think like me and you, we
are dealing with people who don’t have any rules of engagement, we
are dealing with people whose motivation is completely different
from mine and yours.

“And anywhere in the world, this is how terrorists operate but
the most important thing is to learn from what is happening and
adapt.”

The Minister also insisted that the government would not pay
ransom to secure the release of the abducted students and members
of staff of Government Science College in Kagara, Niger State.

He added that the government was employing kinetic and
non-kinetic means to ensure the release of the abductees.

The Federal Government has declared kidnapping of students is
not peculiar to Nigeria.

It stated even developed nations, including the United States
also experience school kidnapping.

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this
on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘News Night’
monitored by The Nation.

He said: “Even in the most developed countries of this world,
school kidnapping takes place. Last year, in the US, we all
witnessed three of four school kidnappings and that is in probably
one of the most developed countries in the world.

“The thing about terrorism is that the terrorists don’t live by
your own rules and they are especially interested in soft targets.
They know that what is going to get global attention is kidnapping
school children.

“We must be careful; we can’t turn all our schools into
barracks. What is important is intelligence gathering, surveillance
rather than the physical presence of the soldiers or policemen.

“We are dealing with people who don’t think like me and you, we
are dealing with people who don’t have any rules of engagement, we
are dealing with people whose motivation is completely different
from mine and yours.

“And anywhere in the world, this is how terrorists operate but
the most important thing is to learn from what is happening and
adapt.”

The Minister also insisted that the government would not pay
ransom to secure the release of the abducted students and members
of staff of Government Science College in Kagara, Niger State.

He added that the government was employing kinetic and
non-kinetic means to ensure the release of the abductees.