ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the prompt rescue of people kidnapped in the Kaduna train attack.
Buhari issued this directive on Thursday when he met with the service chiefs, ministers, and heads of security agencies over the security challenges.
On March 28, a Kaduna-bound train was attacked by gunmen, with eight passengers killed and many kidnapped.
Violent attacks in the north are a major challenge in Nigeria that has continued unabated.
Speaking after the meeting, Babagana Munguno, national security adviser, said the president has ordered that the security of the land borders be tightened in a bid to address the rising insecurity.
“Mr. President has directed all the operational and intelligence elements to rescue these innocent people immediately and unhurt,” he said.
“This is the basis, on which other issues were discussed. Obviously, the chief of defense staff and the service chiefs, as well as the inspector-general of police, all briefed the president on the occurrences in their respective organisations.
“I submitted a memo to the council and my recommendations are being looked into by the president. My recommendations are wide-ranging and they touch on all aspects of security, starting with the level of security of our land borders, as well as within the country itself.
“A lot of lives are being lost, the president is not happy about this situation, he has made it very clear.
“The first assignment he has given to the security agencies, especially the armed forces and the police is to rescue those that are in captivity, not just those that were captured during the last train incident, but those that have been in captivity in other parts of the country. That is the first thing that has to be done.”
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