Insecurity: Anxiety as senate summons communications minister, Pantami

The Senate on Wednesday, mandated its committees on Legislative Compliance and Communications to summon the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami.

The panel was asked to impress on the Minister, the need to implement the resolutions of the Senate regarding security issues related to the mandate of his ministry.

The red chamber took the decision following a resolution after the consideration of a motion on the spate of growing insecurity in Nigeria.

The Senator representing Taraba South, Emmanuel Bwacha, moved the motion, rising under Order 42 and 52 of the Senate Rules.

He noted that the rate of insecurity in Nigeria had not only increased astronomically but had reached a melting point.

Bwacha said the unfortunate development had led to kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, assassination and other criminal activity in the country.

He said, “The assassination of the Nasarawa State APC Chairman and other high profile cases are still fresh in our memories.

“A Chinese national was recently abducted in my community, his whereabouts is still unknown.

“There is growing suspicion of complicity of officials of state saddled with the responsibility of protecting the lives and properties of the citizens but compromised in the process.

“This is heightened by the arrest of several security operatives involved in armed robbery and kidnapping activities across the country. Musicnews