House of Representatives has asked President Bola Tinubu to direct the Chief of Defence Staff, General Oluyede to initiate a coordinated Joint Security Operation, aerial surveillance and ground support to flush out the armed bandits in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, North-East Nigeria
The House also directed the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to immediately deploy Mobile Police Force Squadrons to maintain law and order and provide Mobile Police Force Squadron format in the affected communities.
The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by House Majority Whip, Usman Kumo, who decried the increase in attacks by armed bandits across several communities in the area, resulting in the killing of six people and the abduction of twenty others.
Kumo expressed worry over the large scale of bandits operation in the local government, leading to widespread destruction of properties, displacement of citizens, loss of livelihoods, fear, and uncertainty within the affected communities.
The lawmaker described the ugly development as a threat to national security, calling on all security agencies to double their efforts in ensuring that they provide adequate protection to the citizens and their properties.
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The House in other resolutions:
● Urged the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA and the North-East Development Commission to immediately provide relief materials to the victims of the attack in communities within Akko Local Government Arca.
● Mandated the Committees on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, Defence, Army, Air Force, Police, and Legislative Compliance to ensure compliance and furnish the House with a weekly report until the insecurity is brought under control.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
