Worried about the country’s deteriorating security, the Senate voted on Thursday to summon the service chiefs.
The upper house made the verdict on Thursday after deliberating a motion on Wednesday concerning the kidnapping of five female students from the Federal University Dunsin-Ma in Katsina state.
General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff; Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff; Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Marshall Hassan Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff, will be summoned.
The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, have also been invited.
The lawmakers urged security services to be more proactive in locating and rescuing the abducted female students and corps members in Zamfara State.
They encouraged the military to execute special operations to expel bandits in the North-West and other parts of the nation, and they urged the Federal Government to solve the armed forces and police manpower shortage.
The senators also emphasized the importance of establishing state police as one of the solutions to the country’s security concerns.
The conference with the military chiefs, however, has yet to be scheduled.
Five female students from Katsina State’s Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) were abducted by suspected terrorists on Wednesday, with authorities confirming the arrest of one suspect in connection with the crime.
The victims were allegedly taken from their home behind Mariamoh Ajiri Memorial International School on Tsaskiya Road.
An eyewitness informed Channels Television over the phone that the students were abducted around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
When contacted by phone, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, the Police Spokesman, confirmed the event.
He stated that one suspect had been apprehended in connection with the event and that the investigation was still ongoing in order to free the abductees from the clutches of the hoodlums.
“Yes, it is true, the incident has taken place but we have already arrested one suspect for now in connection with the incident and we are investigating the incident to unravel the circumstances surrounding it please,” Aliyu added.