First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on state governors and lawmakers to prescribe capital punishment for kidnapping.
She also described it as heart-rending, the act of kidnapping innocent children whom she described as the future of the nation.
A statement signed by the SA Media to the first lady, Busola Kukoyi on Friday, said Tinubu expressed her frustration during a meeting with the National Women Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House, Abuja.
She described the kidnappers as cowards for majorly taking hold of women and children, saying they were inhumane and should be treated as such.
“They are cowards. Our hearts bleed. I call on the state governments that once we take hold of them, they deserve capital punishment. Why can’t they take men of their size, why are they touching women and children”.
“What they are doing is that they are trying to kill our future, we all know that when parents are old, we rely on our children, we see them as our investments that have not gone to waste especially when they are successful”.
“Why will you now take them from their schools? Right now, I think enough is enough. As a former lawmaker, I believe that any one of them captured deserves capital punishment”.
“I believe most mothers will support me on this because we carry our children for nine months, and we cannot watch what we love to wither away,” she said.
Senator Tinubu told the women, that the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, places a strong emphasis on creating opportunities for women to thrive economically, socially, and politically.
“As women, we constitute a significant portion of our society, and it is vital that our voices are heard and our contributions acknowledged. As women leaders, your role is very crucial to our nation’s development. You are the eyes and ears of the Government at the grassroots. I therefore encourage you to set a robust agenda for empowerment, inclusion and welfare of women within our Party and across the Nation,” she said.
