The Senate has asked the acting
Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, to appear before it on Tuesday,
May 7, 2019.
The Senate President, Dr Bukola
Saraki, announced this during plenary on Tuesday.
Senator Saraki made the
announcement after Senator Ubali Shitu (Jigawa North-East) moved for the
approval of votes and proceedings.
Senate President, @bukolasaraki
announces that on Tuesday, 7th of May, 2019 the Acting IG of Police is to
honour the invitation of the Senate.#TodayInSenatePlenary
The lawmakers had resolved to
invite the police boss to brief the Senate on the measures put in place to
address the current security situation in the country.
They made the resolution on
Thursday last week when they condemned the attack on Kajuru Castle Resort in
Kaduna State, where gunmen killed a Nigerian and a British national, Channels
Television reports.
The assailants had also abducted
three other persons in the process.
Senator Shehu Sani, who raised a
motion on the attack last week, also called the attention of the lawmakers to
the abduction of Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC),
Dr Muhammed Mahmood, during Tuesday’s plenary.
According to him, suspected
bandits blocked the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Monday and kidnapped the UBEC
boss and several others.
“He (Mahmood) was kidnapped with
his daughter and his brother was killed immediately,” Senator Sani told his
colleagues.
He added, “Kidnapping along
Abuja-Kaduna expressway is something we talk about every day, yet the road is
still as dangerous as it has always been. That route has become one of the most
dangerous and tragic routes in Nigeria.”
In his remarks, the Senate President
commended Senator Sani for his observations on the unfortunate situation
regarding the abduction.
He noted that the Senate had
agreed that the police boss would appear before it and they would put heads
together to discuss the series of kidnappings in the country.
Senator Saraki said, “I also
think there will be an appropriate time to take up some of these issues that
you have raised. I think that will probably be the best way forward on this.”
“Hopefully when he comes here, we
will have a more holistic approach to finding a solution to this unfortunate
and rampant incident of kidnapping, particularly on this Kaduna-Abuja Road,” he
added.
The Senate President appealed to
the security agencies to ensure that the UBEC Chairman and others kidnapped regain
freedom.
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