Udora Orizu in Abuja
The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to deploy special forces in the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army and Nigerian Navy on a rescue mission to free kidnap victims in Lagos and other parts of the country.
The House also urged the federal government to carry out training of Special Forces across the security agencies, who will be mandated to patrol waterways, creeks and highways across the country.
The lawmakers resolutions were sequel to adoption of a motion titled: ‘Urgent Need to Curb Incessant Kidnappings in Lagos and Other States across the Country’, sponsored by Hon. Mufutau Adewale Egberongbe.
Moving the motion, Egberongbe noted that almost on a daily basis, Nigerians are faced with news of abduction of persons in different parts of the country.
Making reference to reports in a national daily that there is a resurgence of kidnapping in Lagos State, as many people were kidnapped within a few weeks, with the kidnappers demanding huge ransoms for their release, he expressed concerns that the kidnappers always escape with their victims through the waters and hide in the creeks as they wait for ransom.
He lamented that the kidnappings cut across all areas of the country as there have been several reports of the kidnappers blocking highways and attacking unsuspecting commuters.The lawmaker further lamented that when victims are taken into the various hideouts, the female victims are mostly raped while some victims are killed and their corpses abandoned in the bush.
Adopting the motion, the House mandated its Committees on Police Affairs, Army and Navy to ensure compliance.
Also at the plenary, the lawmakers, while adopting a motion sponsored by Hon. Kolawole Taiwo Musibau, urged the Minister of Education to direct all relevant agencies and institutions under its jurisdiction to update and develop functional educational curriculum for schools at all levels.
It also mandated its Committees on Basic Education and Services and Tertiary Education and Services to ensure compliance.
Musibau had while moving the motion worried that scholars and education administrators are either reluctant or unaware of the need to take urgent steps to improve the Nigeria’s educational curriculum to positively impact the productivity of the youths.
He said although most countries have realised the flaws in their educational system and are either changing or have adopted the fresh initiative to create a system that prepares youth for work and entrepreneurship, Nigeria’s educational system seems to be stuck in a rut.
