Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) call have asked Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, to resign his position as governor due to escalation of insecurity in the state. Yesterday, 26 students were kidnapped by armed bandits at Bethel Baptist School, Maraban Rido, Chikun Local Council of Kaduna State. xConfirming the incident yesterday, Kaduna police command said that security operatives were on the trail of the bandits. Security report got to the school management last Friday that parents should pick all the children from the hostel, latest Saturday. Military personnel were on hand to confront the bandits after the news of the kidnapping of students of Bethel Baptist.

Source: The Guardian July 06, 2021 04:41 UTC