The Senate has invited the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase,
over the increasing cases of kidnapping in the country.
This followed the adoption of a motion on “The unfortunate recurrence of
kidnapping and hostage taking in Nigeria- a national wake up call.”
The invited the IGP to brief it on plans by police to finding lasting
solution to the kidnapping in parts of the country.
It resolved to make frantic efforts at reviewing the extant laws on
kidnapping with a view to imposing stiffer penalties on the crime.
The lawmakers urged traditional institutions, religious authorities and
all Nigerians to be more vigilant and to participate more actively in the
security of the country.
The Senate also resolved to invite the Ministers of Labour and and
Productivity and National Planning, National Directorate of Employment and
other relevant government agencies to brief it on deliberate and
actionable plan of government in reducing the current employment deficit
in the country.
The motion by Senator Andy Uba (Anambra South) was unanimously supported
by Senators.
Uba in his lead debate noted ‘with displeasure” the seeming prevalence of
kidnapping in the country.