Breaking: Reps Clash Over Boko Haram Takeover Of Borno LGAs

– Members of house of Representatives have clashed over Boko Haram alleged invasion of Borno LGAs

– The lawmakers have resolved to create a special fund for Nigerian Armed Forces to tackle the rising security crises across the country

– They also mandated the leadership to interface with parliaments of other countries

The House of Representatives has begun a move to create a special fund for Nigerian Armed Forces to tackle the rising security crises across the country.

According to the lower chamber of the National Assembly, the annual budgetary allocation to the security agencies especially the military cannot be adequate to fight insecurity.

The move followed the adoption of a motion moved by the Chief Whip, Mohammed Monguno, at the plenary on Tuesday, entitled, ‘Need for Special Intervention in the Protracted Security Situation in Nigeria.’

The lawmakers unanimously granted prayers of the motion, including to urge the Federal Government to create a ‘Special Security Fund’ for the security agencies apart from the national budget.

They also mandated the leadership to interface with parliaments of other countries, especially the United States of America’s Congress, with a view to overcoming all regulations that bar Nigeria’s security agencies from purchasing arms and ammunition from those countries and the USA.

He stressed that the agencies were also faced with “a lot of bureaucratic and legal bottlenecks.”

The Chief Whip said, who is from Borno State, said, “It is public knowledge that before the advent of the current administration, the territorial integrity of this country had been compromised as a result of the activities of Boko Haram.

He stressed that the agencies were also faced with “a lot of bureaucratic and legal bottlenecks.”

The Chief Whip said, who is from Borno State, said, “It is public knowledge that before the advent of the current administration, the territorial integrity of this country had been compromised as a result of the activities of Boko Haram insurgents.

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“It is also a public knowledge that as a result of the activities of Boko Haram, about two-third of local government areas particularly in Borno State, the epicentre of Boko Haram insurgency, came under effective control of the Boko Haram insurgents, thereby administering their own rules and regulations, hoisting their flags and comprising the territorial integrity of the country.

“Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, had become another huge IDPs’ camp as a result of the influx of people from other Local Government Areas and it triggered a very huge humanitarian crisis.”