The Senate has urged the Federal Government to immediately halt its policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating repentant Boko Haram members into society.
In a decisive stance against the nation’s security crisis, the upper legislative chamber demanded that perpetrators of terrorism and banditry be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law instead of receiving amnesty.
The resolution followed a motion of urgent national importance addressing the escalating attacks, abductions, and killings of both serving and retired military personnel.
Sponsored by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, the motion was presented and deliberated upon during a plenary session yesterday.
During the debate, the Senate condemned the worsening insecurity in Nigeria in strong terms, describing the situation as increasingly complex, persistent, and alarming.
Lawmakers voiced deep frustration over the relentless wave of terrorism, insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, and community attacks that continue to claim innocent lives across the country.
The heated debate drew passionate contributions from senators across party lines, reflecting a unified and deep concern within the National Assembly.
Legislators noted with gravity that the security crisis, which was historically confined to its traditional North-East epicentre, has in recent years expanded drastically to affect virtually every geopolitical zone in Nigeria.
This legislative demand coincided with a major breakthrough on the frontlines, as the Nigerian Army announced the surrender of two senior terrorist commanders to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Borno State.
Military officials confirmed that the detained suspects are currently undergoing interrogation and have provided valuable intelligence expected to significantly aid ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the North-East.
