The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has strongly condemned Monday’s invasion of a hospital and abduction of workers and patients by suspected gunmen in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
According to reports, the suspected gunmen invaded the Primary Healthcare Centre at Layin Dan Auta village in Kuyello Ward, Birnin-Gwari, abducting two nurses and many patients yet to be ascertained.
Reacting to the development, the speaker charged security agencies to rise up to the occasion and rescue those being held captive by the bandits.
Abbas, in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, said, “The activities of bandits have become too rampant, especially with the last attack on vulnerable targets like a hospital.
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“Our security forces need to, as a matter of emergency, go after the abductors and rescue those abducted from the health facility.
“They must ensure that no Nigerian kidnapped in any part of the country remains in captivity.”
Additionally, Speaker Abbas called for sustained efforts to rid every part of Nigeria of the dangers of kidnapping, banditry and terrorism.
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