Tinubu must act now – PDP demands urgent rescue of 163 worshippers kidnapped in Kaduna

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the abduction of 163 worshippers during Sunday service in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, urging the federal government to take immediate action to rescue the victims and prevent further attacks.
This was disclosed in a statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary Comrade Ini Ememobong.
He expressed the party’s sympathy to the victims’ families.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this agonizing period of uncertainty,” he said.
The party described the abduction as a “sad reminder of the normalisation of insecurity which has become the new reality of Nigerians” under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
Ememobong added, “These frequent attacks on worshippers in their places of worship, irrespective of religion, represent the inability of this government to protect the constitutionally enshrined right to freedom of worship.”
“Nigerians must not live in fear when going to churches or mosques to worship.”
The PDP called on the APC-led federal government to commence “comprehensive rescue operations to bring these kidnapped citizens home safely,” urging authorities not to repeat mistakes from previous incidents, such as the Niger school kidnapping, where “media optics prevailed over identity protection and safeguarding during the ‘rescue and return’ processes of the victims.”
Ememobong criticized the federal government’s approach to security, stating, “The President should concentrate on fixing Nigeria’s worsening insecurity instead of spending millions of taxpayers’ money on international image laundering campaigns to change narratives abroad.”
“Insecurity cannot be solved by propaganda. The families suffering these tragedies will communicate their pain regardless of how much money is spent on image management.”
The PDP also highlighted the potential impact of state policing, saying, “We are convinced that if state policing had been operational, these criminals may not have successfully operated with such impunity and taken this large number of people captive.”
“The protection of citizens is government’s primary constitutional responsibility. Every Nigerian deserves to worship in safety. The Tinubu administration must demonstrate that Nigerian lives matter through immediate action, not empty promises,” the statement added.
Tinubu must act now – PDP demands urgent rescue of 163 worshippers kidnapped in Kaduna