Reps summon service chiefs, finance minister, others over insecurity

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution to summon the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, service chiefs, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, and the Director-General of the State Security Service (DSS), Adeola Ajayi, to appear before it to outline details of funds released to the security agencies in the last six months.

Others invited include the Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mohammed Mohammed.

The Green Chamber also urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the recruitment of forest guards in all the states experiencing any form of insecurity, as he did in Oyo State.

Tuesday’s resolutions followed motions of insecurity received in the House.
The resolutions came amid rising insecurity in several parts of the country.

Last month, terrorists abducted over 40 students and teachers from some schools in Oyo State.

In Borno, kidnappers also took away scores of students and teachers, with both incidents sparking national outrage.

Amid the wave of mass abductions, the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) protested across the country, calling for the release of the abductees.

Several groups also protested and demanded freedom for the kidnapped victims.

 

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