The Senate has intensified pressure on the Federal Government to overhaul Nigeria’s security architecture, urging President Bola Tinubu to immediately approve the recruitment of 100,000 fresh military personnel to confront insurgency, banditry and the rising wave of school abductions across the country.
Lawmakers have also demanded a full investigation into the Safe School Programme, questioning how funds allocated to the initiative were spent despite repeated attacks on educational institutions.
Their concerns were provoked by the deadly raid on Government Girls School, Maga, in Kebbi State, where gunmen killed the vice principal and reportedly abducted 25 students.
The debate followed additional prayers raised by Adams Oshiomhole during plenary, which triggered a heated session on Nigeria’s worsening security situation.
