In response to the escalating security issue in Abuja, the House of Representatives has called Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser (NSA), and security officials.
On Wednesday, Dominic Okafor, a member representing the Aguta Federal Constituency in Anambra State, made the motion.
The member described the situation of insecurity in the Federal Capital as “extremely disheartening and inappropriate for a federal capital city.”
“The Federal Capital Territory is and remains the seat of the Federal Government, from where national policies are formulated, headquarters of Federal Government agencies are domiciled, international edifices are located, majority of foreigners and visitors are resident.
“The level of insecurity raving the centre of unity in recent times, is, to say the least, very disappointing and unbefitting of a federal capital city where there are escalating cases of ‘one chance’, armed robberies, banditry and rampant kidnappings and killings”, Mr Okafor said.
He also said since the previous administration made registration and linking of the National Identity Number, NIN, compulsory, there has never been a time it was used to tackle or address insecurity in the FCT or the country.
The motion was adopted when it was put to a voice vote by Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the house.
The House resolved to invite the minister of FCT, NSA and heads of all security agencies for an emergency security briefing and strategy.
It also asked, “the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to install closed circuit cameras in the nation’s capital and its environs. Also to install other security gadgets, equip security personnel with modern equipment to combat the rising insecurity within the territory and its environs, including the use of drones”.
The house mandated the heads of all security agencies to “Urgently collaborate among themselves, train and set up special units within their formations to track and clamp down on criminal elements within and around the Territory”.
The Green Chamber also asked the heads of all security agencies to immediately commence the use of the registered NIN in their technology to trace and curb insecurity across the country.
