The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Inspector General of Police IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun and other security agencies in the country to intensify efforts and deploy personnel and intelligence capabilities to secure the immediate and safe release of the seven abducted corps members in Zanfara State still in captivity
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Inspector General of Police IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun and other security agencies in the country to intensify efforts and
This followed the promotion of a motion moved by Hon Unyime Idemm and Seven others titled “Call on the Inspector General of Police IGP, to Intensify Efforts to Secure the Immediate and safe release of the Seven Abducted Corps Members in Zamfara State” at the Plenary season presided over by the Deputy Speaker Hon Benjamin Kalu
” Aware that in May 2023, seven corps members were kidnapped in Rivers State on their way from the orientation camp in Ondo State and released after paying ransom; ” Worried that continuous re-occurrence targeted at innocent corps members has raised significant security concerns, threatened the lives of young citizens, eroded public trust and confidence in the government’s ability to protect its citizens, and posed the potential to mar the core objective of the” Cognizant of the urgent need for drastic measures to secure the immediate release of the remaing...
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