Senate to President Jonathan: Increase Size of Military to Battle Boko Haram Insurgency
The Senate has called President Goodluck Jonathan to give an order to the military and security agencies to carry out urgent recruitment. The increase of the forces’ size is needed as the insurgency has overstretched the security agencies.
The
decision was one of the recommendations from the report of
investigations into the killings which the senate approved at plenary on
Wednesday.
The
senate also asked government at all levels to re-open all government
institutions, health centres, and police stations shut down as a result
of the activities of the Boko Haram sect in Baga border town, Borno
state.
With
echoes of international and national condemnation over the magnitude of
the loss of lives and accusing
fingers pointed at the military for its
alleged role in the violence, the senate mandated its committees to
investigate the incident.
The
Chairman, Senate committee on defence, George Sekibo said the figure of
casualties and loss of properties was exaggerated a claim some of the
lawmakers challenged.
The
number of casualties aside, lawmakers said government at all level must
address some fundamental problems if Nigeria hopes to win the war
against terrorism.
