House of Reps Commences Audit Of Military, Paramilitary Assets, Arms

The House of Representatives has mandated the House Security Committees to immediately commence a comprehensive audit of all military and paramilitary assets and arms and revert within four weeks.

The legislators also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately declare a state of emergency on security.

The lawmakers in their consideration for the present situation believe this will ensure the fast track of all measures in restoring peace in the country.

The decisions were part of the resolutions reached at the closed-door session to discuss pressing national issues, which lasted about four hours on Tuesday at the Green chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja.

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The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, read out the House’s resolutions reached at the end of the meeting.

The Lower Chamber of the House of Assembly condemned the attacks on security personnel and formations in parts of the country and sympathized with their families and the families and communities who have been victims of banditry, terrorism, and criminal acts.

They reiterated their commitment to the security and corporate existence of Nigeria and vowed to accelerate engagement with stakeholders on a special security summit to be organized by the House.

The lawmakers also resolved to urgently invite the National Security Adviser, service chiefs, and heads of various paramilitary agencies, as well as the Managing Director of Nigerian COMSAT to brief the lawmakers on the security situation in the country.

As part of a measure to curb the growing violence, the judiciary was asked to accelerate the prosecution of those awaiting trial for banditry, terrorism, and other criminal activities.

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They also called for the provision of relief material to all communities that have been adversely affected by recent attacks across the country.

They also asked the President to ensure financial autonomy for Local Government Councils to guarantee their functionality to serve the local populace.

The lawmakers called on the Federal Government to ensure the protection of national Infrastructure assets, particularly the Shiroro and Kainji Dams in Niger State.

According to them, the number of personnel in the police and military falls far short of the required number to effectively secure the country and immediate recruitment it required.