Reps Demand Resignation of Service Chiefs Over Insecurity

The House of Representatives in Nigeria has urged the country's service chiefs to resign if they are unable to improve the current security situation, which has seen a rise in attacks on schools and the abduction of schoolchildren. This call was made during a plenary session on Tuesday, where Rep.

Ib Osonwa, representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in Abia State, expressed concern over the growing trend of insecurity disrupting education and traumatizing families. The House adopted a motion of urgent public importance, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive and aggressive security strategy to dismantle bandit strongholds and protect vulnerable locations such as schools and places of worship.

The lawmakers have summoned NSA Nuhu Ribadu and other military chiefs to provide detailed accounts of efforts to tackle insecurity nationwide. They stressed the importance of improved coordination among security agencies and called for intensified operations to safeguard lives and property.