The Federal Government has affirmed its dedication to offering thorough rehabilitation for the four girls rescued from the Al-Kadriyar family following a harrowing two-week ordeal in the kidnappers’ hideout.
Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs, disclosed this commitment on Monday after visiting the rescued girls at a facility where they are receiving medical treatment.
“The ministry will closely monitor their recovery and will be there for them immediately they leave this facility and commence full rehabilitation, which includes the engagement of a psychologist.
“This is due to the trauma they must have been through during the period in the kidnappers’ custody,” she said.
She requested a relocation of the girls from their current school to a safer environment, with one of them being proposed to undergo her National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) at the ministry.
While praising the army, police, and other security agencies for their joint efforts in securing the release of the girls, she voiced apprehension about the recurring incidents of kidnapping.
“President Bola Tinubu is deeply worried about this trend of kidnapping and is working assiduously towards addressing the situation.
“After this visit, I will update the President and First Lady about the condition of these girls,” she added.
The minister provided the girls with food, beverages, soap, noodles, and sanitary items as part of the preliminary arrangements for their rehabilitation upon leaving the facility.
In his remarks, Mr. Al-Kadriyar Monsoor, the father of the girls, expressed gratitude to the government and security agencies for their endeavors.
Monsoor called on the federal government to enhance collaboration among various security agencies as a means to enhance the nation’s security architecture.
He also harped on the need for robust machinery to be put in place at the grassroots through coordinated community-based intelligence sharing to make the work easier for security agencies.
“Bwari is bordered by four states: Plateau, Niger, Nasarawa, and Kaduna.
“This makes the area porous to any form of invasion, and the government should improve on community-based intelligence and communication to make lives safer at the grass-roots level of our country,” he said.
It is noteworthy that the girls were kidnapped from their residence in the Zuma 1 area of Bwari Area Council on January 2nd.
Regrettably, the family’s inability to meet the kidnappers’ demands within the stipulated deadline resulted in the tragic death of one of the daughters, Nabeeha.
According to reports the FCT anti-kidnapping squad, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army troops, successfully rescued them around the Kajuru forest in Kaduna state on Saturday.