The Deputy
President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu has called for the establishment
of a new police to help check insecurity in Nigeria. Ekweremadu who presided
over plenary on Thursday, said that with the high rate of insecurity and
kidnapping, especially of students, security apparatus have become over
stretched.
According to Vanguardngr. The DSP
spoke on a motion moved by Sen. Bukar Abba Ibrahim on the abduction of school
girls from Government Girls Secondary School Dapchi in Yobe state. Contributing
to the motion, Ekweremadu said: “At this time of insecurity, the military and
police apparatus have been overstretched and there are still more demands.
“There must be another level of policing that should be able to protect schools
and other government infrastructure.
“If you ask the police to man all schools
in Nigeria they will not be enough. So we need a new police,” he said.
Meanwhile, some of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents have been
rescued by the army. Alhaji Abdullahi Bego, Director General to Yobe governor
on Press affairs, disclosed this in a press statement issued on Wednesday. “The
Yobe State Government hereby informs the public that some of the girls at
Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC) whose school was attacked by
Boko Haram terrorists last Monday have been rescued by gallant officers and men
of the Nigerian Army from the terrorists who abducted them. “The rescued girls
are now in the custody of the Nigerian Army. “We will provide more details about
their number and condition in due course. “His Excellency Governor Ibrahim
Gaidam, who is very grateful for the gallantry and hard work of the officers
and men of the Nigerian Army involved in the operation, is monitoring the
situation closely and will make a statement in due course” the statement said.
Earlier the government had said about 50 of the girls were yet to report to the
school since the attack by Boko Haram gunmen.
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