The Edo Government has confirmed the arrest of two village chiefs in connection with the January 7 train attack which resulted in the kidnap of 20 passengers at the Igueben train station.
Moving the motion, Ogun noted that Section 14 of the Constitutions provides that the security and welfare of the people of Nigeria shall be the primary purpose of the government, adding that the National Assembly is empowered to make laws for the peace, order and good governance of the Federation or any part thereof, as enshrined in Section 4.
“The House is also informed that a former member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Festus Edughele, was also kidnapped on January 9, 2023, at Ugoneki town on his way to board a flight to Abuja in Benin City. Ogun stressed the urgent need to beef up security formations in the entirety of the district to forestall kidnappings and eradicate other acts of criminality in Esanland and Edo State at large.
Another member of the House from Edo State, Dennis Idahosa, had moved a separate motion that was unanimously adopted by the lawmakers. It was titled ‘Need to Construct a Pedestrian Bridge on the Benin-Ore-Lagos Road by Okada Junction.’
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