Minister Nyesom Wike of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is currently hosting a town hall meeting with residents of Bwari Area Council to address the ongoing issues of kidnapping and homicide in the area.

In attendance at the meeting are Philip Aduda, a former senator representing the FCT, the Bwari Council of Chiefs, security agencies, and officials from the area council.

There has been public outcry following the deaths of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, who was kidnapped along with 22 others in the Bwari Area of the FCT, and 13-year-old Folasade Ariyo, who was kidnapped along with eleven others, including three of her siblings and their mother, in the Sagwari Estate Layout, Dutse-Alhaji Area of Abuja.

After the killing of Folashade Ariyo and two others, the kidnappers demanded a ransom of N700m for the remaining victims, initially asking for N60m. This led Mr. Oladosu Ariyo, the father of the late Folashade, to seek assistance from the Nigerian Bar Association.

The purpose of the meeting is to find a lasting solution to the security challenges in the nation’s capital.

Further details will be provided soon.