Rising insecurity: Senate to organize National Security Summit

By Haruna Salami and Musa Baba Adamu

Following the incessant insecurity rocking major parts of the country, the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday adopted a motion to convoke a two-day security summit to proffer solution to the challenges.

Sponsor of the motion, Senator Jimoh Folorunsho Ibrahim representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the motion attributed insecurity to the global security challenges involving Russia and Ukraine.

According to him, the insecurity has become daunting due to new order in some of the advanced countries, citing the growing impact of the tariff war in America and the rising emphasis on balance of power by various countries.

He said “the recent events in our region have led to feelings of discomfort and insecurity which has placed the past accomplishments of our security forces at risk even though our military and its partners are striving to address these challenges.

“They do not have solutions to the global economic conflict or the effects of new American tariffs and tensions with China.

“As a result, insecurity across Nigeria has become pervasive impacting on both urban and rural areas, where banditry, ransom kidnappings and terrorism are pressing issues across the country as well as other violent crimes.”

In his contribution, Senator Abdul Ningi representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District lamented that servicemen are being lost to bandits’ attacks each day across the country, noting that the country must rise to the occasion of taming the tide.

According to him,“if care is not taken, bandits that are running Zamfara, Benue, Plateau, Kwara, Kogi and Sokoto and I can assure you that you cannot go to Kwali in the Federal Capital Territory without encountering bandits now.”