The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has revealed those behind the recent school children kidnappings that happened in Kaduna and Sokoto last week.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele revealed that those behind the kidnap attacks are not Boko Haram or any existing terrorist group but a new syndicate that is bent on destabilising the security situation in Nigeria and scaring children from going to school.
He explained that they wanted to ruin the government with their attacks but warned President Tinubu not to allow it to continue as he foresaw that they would perform more school kidnap operations in other states.
“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 mentioned that the kidnap operation isn’t their fault because they have tried to protect the country but people who are bent on troubling the security network of the country. The man of God encouraged the military to tackle terrorism like a war because if it continues, the current administration will be affected.
He 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.
Continuing, he assured that the kidnapped children would be seen but prayed for God’s protection over their lives so they could be rescued alive.
‘’I personally want to commend the efforts of our service chiefs and security agencies in fighting terrorism. What happened at Kaduna and Sokoto is not the fault of our service chiefs, they have tried their best to protect the country and they will continue to do so. What happened has the hands of enemies who are out to trouble the security network of the nation.
‘’The president needs to support the military to fight 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.
‘’They will get these children; I am praying all of them are rescued alive. As a church leader, I will continue to pray for them and the security situation of the country. We need prayers of God’s protection for these children.’’
Furthermore, Primate Ayodele reiterated his advice that capital punishment should be passed for anyone caught in the act of kidnapping. He urged the government to cancel amnesty for terrorists and ensure that they are killed immediately instead of waiting for court judgment against them.
