The House of Representatives has asked the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to adopt community policing as outlined in Section 15 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020.
The call followed the adoption of a motion on a matter of urgent public importance by Asama Ago, a member of the Labour Party from Plateau State. Ruling on the motion, Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, mandated the House Committees on Police Affairs and Legislative Compliance to engage with the IG to ensure compliance and report back to the House within four weeks.
Meanwhile, the House also on Thursday asked the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, and the IG to deploy additional personnel to the Fika/Fune Federal Constituency of Yobe State to address the security challenges in the area.
The position of the lawmakers followed the adoption of a motion of matter of urgent public importance sponsored by the lawmaker representing Fika/Fune Federal Constituency, Mohammed Jajere during the House plenary session.
Leading the debate on the motion, Jajere said the state of insecurity in the Fika Local Government Area and its environs had assumed a troubling dimension. He told his colleagues that the Gurjaje settlement in the Fika Local Government was razed down on February 12, 2024, by suspected bandits, leading to the death of one person and injuries to scores of others. He added that properties worth millions of Nigerians were destroyed.