Nigeria House urges Tinubu to act, chiefs asked to resign

The House of Representatives has issued a direct call to President Bola Tinubu to deploy an aggressive and comprehensive security strategy to dismantle criminal networks and halt a surge in mass abductions and attacks on schools and places of worship. In a strongly worded resolution passed on Tuesday, lawmakers also declared that if the administration fails to restore public confidence and improve security within a clearly defined timeframe, the nation's service chiefs should resign from their positions.

The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Representative Ibe Osonwa of Abia State. During the plenary session, Osonwa expressed deep concern over what he described as a deteriorating security situation, marked by escalating banditry, terrorism, and kidnappings nationwide. He cited Section 14(2)(b) of the Nigerian Constitution, which states that the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government.

Osonwa lamented the growing pattern of attacks on educational institutions, warning that the recurring abduction of students has disrupted learning and worsened Nigeria's out-of-school children crisis. He...