Kpotun-Idris who is being accompanied by the Special Tactical Squad and the IGP Intelligence Response Team, took off from Abuja and stopped intermittently at Zuba, Suleja, Jaje, black spots, checking points and Kaduna.
The journey took IGP Idris more than 7hours to arrive Kaduna from Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at each of the points, the police boss addressed community, religious and traditional leaders, youth groups and police formations.
IGP Idris, who also stopped at flash points like Jere, Alheri camp and Rijana in Kaduna State, told the people that he deployed 600 policemen to tackle kidnappings and other crimes along the route, in May.
At Rijana, where scores of people were kidnapped last month, Ibrahim said that more than 100 suspected kidnappers had been apprehended including their leader, Mamman Adamu, but regretted that the menace had not abated.
He cautioned youths against collaborating with kidnappers, and warned that anyone caught would face the full wrath of the law.
“We have discovered that youths here collaborate with the kidnappers; they allow the kidnappers to use their motorcycles to convey the victims and also collect ransom.
“Kidnappers do not spare anyone, so you could be victims. The policemen are everywhere and their formations are all around you, so feel free to give them information that will assist in ridding the country of kidnappers,” he said.
Idris advised community leaders to remain alert and mobilise their people to be vigilant so as not to be taken unawares by kidnappers.
He said that government had adopted measures to rid the country of all criminal elements, but pointed out that success could only be achieved with the support of members of the public.
The officers and men of the force commended the IGP for the visit, assuring that the visit will spur them to tackle crime and criminality along the highway.
According to them, "your visit to see us to know how we are fearing, living the comfort of your office has surely boosted our morals to diligently do the job of securing lives and properties of the people of the area.
Mr Samuel Bala, a youth leader in Rijana, who responded to Idris’s speech, pledged the youths’ readiness to support efforts to curb kidnapping, and urged the police to always protect the identity of informants.
“Kidnappers are very dangerous; please any information given to you should be treated with utmost confidence.
Everything must be done to protect informants.
“We are prepared to support you, but want to be sure that we are safe while doing so,” he said.
Another youth leader, Mr Ayuba Maman, also assured the IGP of the youths’ full cooperation and support in the battle to end kidnapping.
Alhaji Muhammadu Bello, Chairman, Suleja chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Asociation (MACBAN), who responded to the IGP’s speech in Suleja, however, commended the IGP Idris for his relentless efforts to ride the country of crime and criminality.
He promised that they will join hands with the police to expose people with suspected characters, while appealing to other sister security agencies to join hand with the police to arrest those selling Indian helms, dangerous drugs to the youths.
He explained that youths are taking all kinds of drugs now which is responsible to most of the inhuman crimes they are committing.
He urged the IGP to step up efforts to prosecute the suspected kidnappers so as to deter others involved in the crime.
NAN quotes the IGP as promising to ensure that those arrested were prosecuted to deter others.
He also thanked MACBAN for the efforts and advised that they should keep up the good work and never be discouraged. (NAN)
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