This followed a recommendation by Ginger Onwusibe (LP-Abia) following a motion by Eze Nwachukwu Eze (PDP-Ebonyi) in Abuja during plenary.
Mr Eze had moved a motion titled “Need to Forestall Further Killings in Ebonyi Local Government Area, and the Rising Insecurity in Ebonyi/Ohaukwu Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State.
In his motion, Mr Eze urged the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to consult with political, traditional and religious leaders in Ebonyi State and the South-east.He also urged the Acting Inspector General of Police to mobilise Armoured Personnel Carriers to strategic points across Ebonyi State to forestall future attacks.
He asked that the House mandate the Committee on Police Affairs to make budgetary provisions for the Nigeria Police force to acquire more combat helicopters. But Mr Onwusibe said the insecurity was a result of the prolonged detention of Mr Kanu, adding that the government should consider a way of releasing him so as to restore peace to the region.However, Ibrahim Halims, the deputy leader of the House, rejected the amendment, saying, ” Matters like that are always determined by the court and not by parliamentary decision.”
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