The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, said those behind the recent abductions in Kaduna and Sokoto are not Boko Haram or any existing terrorist group.
According to him, the armed group is a new syndicate bent on destabilizing the security situation of Nigeria and scaring children from going to school.
Ayodele warned President Bola Tinubu not to allow it to continue because he foresees more school kidnap operations in other states.
In a statement signed by his Media Aide, Oluwatosin Osho, Ayodele said: “It is no longer Boko Haram or any existing group that is behind these kidnappings; it is a new group, and they will soon name it.
“It’s a new terrorism syndicate that must be defeated. We should commit our military in prayers to defeat terrorism; we must not allow terrorists to ruin this government.
‘’These terrorists want to scare people from going to school; they want to destroy the future of this country, but Tinubu shouldn’t agree. He should cooperate with the security outfits to defeat terrorism.
‘’If the government doesn’t act on this, they are ready to move to other states. The government must wake up and curb this now; if not, school children will be kidnapped in other states apart from the north.’’
Primate Ayodele commended the service chiefs for their efforts in fighting terrorism in the country.
He explained that they are not responsible for the kidnap activities, adding that they have tried to protect the country, but people are bent on troubling the security network of the country.
Ayodele also advised President Tinubu to provide more support for the military in terms of equipment and welfare to encourage them in the fight against terrorism.
‘’The president needs to support the military in fighting terrorism. They should increase the budget, create more barracks in the northern part, and work on better welfare packages for the military.
‘’These terrorists mean business, and we must also show them that we are capable of curbing them.
‘’There is more to these attacks; it has to do more with politics; there are people sponsoring these terrorists, so if we are not tactical, we may not be able to defeat them,” he said.
