The Senate has begun a heated debate on Nigeria’s worsening security situation, following a motion by Lola Ashiru from Kwara South, on the urgent need to address escalating insecurity in Kwara, Kebbi, and Niger states, and calls for immediate and comprehensive federal intervention.
The motion highlighted recent attacks, including the abduction of schoolchildren in Kebbi, and concerns about military withdrawals, compromised operations.
The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, said the security challenges confronting the nation are surmountable but require international support.
Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, in his argument, described the current wave of insecurity as a turning point that must not be business as usual.
Bamidele warned that the nation risks losing it unless decisive action is taken. While he welcomed the safe rescue of abducted captives, the lawmaker expressed concern that no word on the terrorists neutralized in the process.