The rising state of insecurity in the country has made the House of Representatives to summon the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu and service chiefs to appear before the parliament.
The resolution was passed during Tuesday’s plenary after the adoption of a motion sponsored by Sulaiman Gumi, lawmaker representing Gummi/Bukkuyum federal constituency in Zamfara state.
JESNews reports that activities of bandits and terrorists have reached peak level across the country, killing and abducting unsuspecting citizens.
The service chiefs are Olufemi Oluyede, chief of defence staff; Waidi Shaibu, chief of army staff; Idi Abbas, chief of naval staff; and Sunday Aneke, chief of air staff.
The legislators also summoned Adeola Ajayi, the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS); Taiwo Oyedele, the minister of finance; and Christopher Musa, the minister of defence.
Oyedele is expected to brief the lawmakers on the funds released for the procurement of military equipment needed to tackle the country’s security challenges.
The house asked the security chiefs to appear before the plenary on Wednesday, with deliberations to be held in closed session.
Gumi said insecurity in Zamfara and the wider north-west has escalated into a complex humanitarian crisis driven by armed banditry, kidnappings and the infiltration of transnational jihadist groups.
Abubakar Yelleman, chairman of the house committee on police, called on the parliament to expedite action on the establishment of state police to help tackle the worsening security situation in the country.
Babajimi Benson, chair of the defence committee, said the cashless policy should be reviewed, noting that the traceability of bank transfers makes it difficult for kidnappers to receive ransom payments.
The motion was unanimously adopted when Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, subjected it to a voice vote.
The house asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately deploy forest guards nationwide to replicate the intervention in Oyo state after the abduction of Ogbomoso schoolchildren and tutors
The victims were kidnapped on May 15 after armed men attacked Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community Grammar School, Esiele; and LA Primary School in Ogbomoso, all located in Oriire LGA.
