President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent spate of kidnappings and bandit attacks in the country, describing the development as disturbing, ungodly, and sinister.

Tinubu said this when he received a delegation of Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden, a highly respected Islamic Movement, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday, January 16.

The president said while security agencies are acting with dispatch to immediately address the current challenge, all required resources, policies, and plans would be rolled out for the massive education of Nigerian youths.

Tinubu said education is the antidote to the troubles agitating the country, noting: “There is no weapon against poverty that is as potent as learning.

“I can assure you that we are here to change the lives of our people. We are here to promote peace, stability, and economic prosperity.

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“We are dedicated to building a lasting peace with a focus on the comprehensive education of our children. We will get our teachers and their owners involved in an education process that will be relevant to the future of this country.

“It is important. Knowledge brought me here with your prayers and your support. Without knowledge, there is nothing to generate hope for mankind.”

President Tinubu also emphasised the need to promote updated knowledge through existing Islamic learning institutions for youths in the North to speed up development in the region, Nigeria, and Africa.

He added: “Please embark on special prayers. Embark on proper education for our youths. Kidnapping and banditry are not the way of God. Shedding each other’s blood is bad. And there can be no development without peace.

“It is only in the area of peace that we can eliminate poverty. We must work for peace for our economy to grow better.”

In his remarks, the Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden leader, Sheikh Muhammad Niass, urged the president to continue implementing his reform initiatives.

Niass said his movement, which is reputed for its promotion of peace and tolerance, would continue to pray for Nigeria’s peaceful development.

The Star