Insecurity: Reps Summon Service Chiefs, Finance Minister, Others

‎The House of Representatives has 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.

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

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‎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.

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‎Tuesday’s resolutions followed motions of insecurity received in the House.

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‎The resolutions came amid rising insecurity in several parts of the country.

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

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

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

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

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‎In response to the attack in Oyo, President Tinubu sent a high-powered delegation, including his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; IGP Egbetokun; and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, to the community, among others.

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‎During a meeting with the community, Gbajabiamila said Tinubu is disturbed about the incident. He

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‎Gbajabiamila said Tinubu’s decision to dispatch the nation’s top security leadership to the affected communities reflected his determination to deploy every available resource towards securing the victims’ release.

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‎The president also approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards and vowed to defeat insecurity and secure the release of all persons held captive across the country.

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‎President Tinubu also directed a specialised security unit with advanced rescue capabilities to intensify efforts to secure the release of the abducted pupils and teachers.

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