 The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says it is not the responsibility of the federal government to prosecute suspected kidnappers and bandits. He said kidnapping and banditry were not rather federal offences. Mohammed said this at the press conference in Abuja. He was responding to statements credited to the opposition People's Democratic Party on the security challenges facing the country. The minister said the PDP alleged that kidnappers and bandits are not being brought to justice. This is apparently aimed at the federal government.