House Urges Security Agencies to Secure Release of 30 Female Varsity StudentsHouseHouse Urges Security Agencies to Secure Release of 30 Female Varsity Students

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja

The House of Representatives has called on the security agencies to secure the release of the remaining 30 female students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, who were still in captivity.

The House called on the Chief of Defence Staff, and the Inspector General of Police to immediately ensure the release of the girls from the bandits.

The decision of the House followed the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance moved at the plenary by Hon. Kabiru Ahmadu.

The lawmaker expressed worry over the fate of the remaining girls in the hands of these bandits, and bemoaned the gruesome manner in which the bandits had continued to terrorise citizens in the North-west region.

In his contribution, Hon. Inuwa Garba, described the situation as disturbing, saying academic institutions seemed unsafe as was the intention of the bandits, especially in the Northern region of Nigeria.

He appealed to the Northern governors to call a meeting to ensure the menace was nipped for the good of the girl-child education as they seemed to be the primary targets of the bandits.

In his intervention, Hon. Bappa Misau, decried the widespread  abductions in different parts of Northern Nigeria, and called on the House to compel the security agencies to be more proactive in carrying out their duties of ensuring safety of Nigerians.

Misau frowned at all incidences of treating these bandits with kid gloves.

On his part, Hon. Etabnabene Ben, called for the establishment of State/community policing to fish out local bandits, even as he advocated local government autonomy, where the chairmen and councillors could stand as the chief security officers of the locality and coordinate security at the grassroots.