The Federal Executive Council (FEC) noted with concerns the spate of kidnapping in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and mandated the service chiefs to beef up security in the nation’s capital.

The Minister of Defence, MUHAMMAD BADARU explained that during a meeting with service chiefs, President BOLA TINUBU ordered them to swing into action and bring the menace to an end.

He attributed the rise in security challenges within the FCT to the military operations in the North-West and parts of North Central which have forced the bandits to flee their hideouts.

He said most of the cases of kidnapping in the FCT happen in the suburbs.

BADARU, however, condemned a situation where families of victims of kidnapping engage in crowdfunding on radio and other media platforms to source for ransom.

According to the Minister, the Nigerian Terrorism Act criminalises such acts especially because it emboldens the criminals.