The Senate on Wednesday asked the
President, Muhammadu Buhari, to declare a state of emergency
on security without further delay.
The red chamber made the call
following a point of order by Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), on the
abduction of students and staff of the Government Science Secondary School in
Kagara, Niger State in the early hours of Wednesday.
Musa said the terrorist who
whisked their victims away were dressed in military uniforms.
He said the actual number of
students abducted was not known but that the school had over 1000 students.
The Senator said security
agencies had explained that they were on the trail of the criminals.
The Senate demanded the
implementation of its ad hoc resolution on security and urged the combined team
of military and police to set up an operation to destroy criminal camps across
the country.
Senator Sabi Abdullahi, also from
Niger State, said the kidnappers and bandits were emboldened by the successes
being recorded in the state in recent time as about 100 people had so far been
kidnapped in the state.
He said the forest from the FCT
which extends to Niger up to Zamfara State was being used by the criminals.
He said the fact that the bandits
have invaded Niger State was an indication that the safety of lives and
properties of FCT residents is being threatened.
Senator Bima Enagi, also from
Niger State, declared that the Buhari regime was incompetent to handle security
challenges in the country.
He said, “We need to amend the
constitution so that governors should be chief security officers of their
states since the government at the centre had failed to protect the lives and
properties of Nigerians.
“The Federal Government is busy
giving palliative instead of creating employment, thus aggravating insecurity.
The President of the Senate,
Ahmad Lawan, described the kidnap of the students as unfortunate.
He, however, said the security
agencies had challenges with personnel and funds.
He said, “Abduction of students
from school happens in the northern part of Nigeria.
“With incidences like this,
parents would be scared to take their wards to school, and the efforts of the
past and by present leaders at providing education would be defeated.
“Service chiefs have to secure
the schools and have to carry the states along.”
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