By GARBA MUHAMMAD, Kaduna

The Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has lamented the rising insecurity, especially the spate of kidnapping and banditry bedeviling the state.

A communique on Friday at of the end of a monthly Congress on Thursday, presided by the Chairman, Comrade Adamu Yusuf, signed by the Secretary, Comrade John Femi Adi, also called on citizens to support the government to nip in the bud the insecurity situation in the state.

The council also called on members to be vigilant considering the security situation as they go about their daily activities, urging them to be security conscious and mindful of where they go and what they do at this critical time for their own safety.

The council described Sheikh Ahmed Gumi’s initiative at making kidnappers and bandits in the state to drop their acts of criminality as “commendable and encouraging”.

“Congress commends Sheikh Ahmed Gumi for the personal efforts made to meet with kidnappers/bandits in their hideouts to convince them to lay off their arms against the nation,” the communiqué said.

While expressing worries over the growing insecurity problem in the state the noted that what is happening in the state required the support of all citizens, therefore called on all the citizens to support the government to win the war against insecurity.