The Kalthum Foundation for Peace weekend made a passionate appeal to the abductors of IDPs and innocent women and children in Borno, Katsina and Kaduna states to release their hostages in the spirit of Ramadan and for the sake of Allah.
The appeal which was rendered in Fulfulde and Hausa languages was made during a World Press Conference convened by the foundation’s president, Ambassador Ummu Kalthum Muhammad.
Kalthum said it was imperative for all diplomatic measures to be adopted to ensure the peaceful return of all abducted persons to their families.
She said it was in that light that the foundation remained steadfast in their commitment to promoting dialogue, understanding, and non-violent conflict resolution.
“We stand in solidarity with the people of Nigeria, advocating for a future where security, prosperity, and harmony prevail.”
The foundation decried the deteriorating state of things and the escalating insecurity, rampant kidnappings, alarming school, and IDP abductions, which it described as a plague and threat to the safety and wellbeing of Nigerians.
“Today, we gather to address a pressing issue that has plagued Nigeria in recent years: the escalating insecurity, rampant kidnappings, and alarming school and IDP abductions that threaten the safety and well-being of our nation’s people.
“Nigeria, a country rich in resources and potential, finds itself grappling with profound challenges stemming from insecurity, kidnapping, and school abductions.
“Despite the substantial allocation of resources and deployment of manpower to combat this menace, the disturbing trends persist unabated,” he said.
