First Lady Calls for Capital Punishment for Kidnappers …says Enough is enough

By Iyojo Ameh

In response to recent kidnappings in Nigeria, the first Lady Oluremi Tinubu has called for strict measures against perpetrators, advocating for capital punishment for those convicted of abduction.

Tinubu condemned the abductions, labeling the perpetrators as “sick, cruel, and cowards.” She urged state governors and lawmakers to take decisive action against kidnappers, emphasizing the need to protect the nation’s future by safeguarding its children.

The first lady stated this in her reaction to the news of 200 women who were kidnapped in Borno State, and over 280 pupils and teachers kidnapped in Kaduna State.

She said, “Enough is enough and I call on the state governors that once we take hold of them, they deserve capital punishment.

“Why don’t they take people their size? Why are they torturing our children? What they are trying to do is kill our future.

“We all know parents, when we are old we rely on our children.

“Why would you go and take them from schools? Right now, I think enough is enough. As a former lawmaker, I believe that any one of them captured deserves capital punishment.

“They (kidnappers) are animals, they are evil and we should take them out of our midst.

“The state governors and the lawmakers should do something.”

Recall that about 200 women were reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in the Gamboru-Ngala and Dikwa local government areas of Borno State.

The women, who were Internally Displaced Persons, were said to have been kidnapped while they went into the bush in search of firewood.

Also, over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA primary school at Kuriga, Kaduna State were abducted by bandits on Thursday, triggering national outrage.

The bandits reportedly invaded the Kuriga area of the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Thursday, shooting at their victims before taking away at least 280 of the pupils and teachers from both schools.