Sunday Karimi, senator representing Kogi West, claims that kidnapping has become a daily occurrence in the state.
He spoke on Wednesday while contributing to a motion of
urgent public importance sponsored by Abdulfatai Buhari, senator representing
Oyo north, on the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Ogbomoso.
Karimi said kidnapping and banditry pose a serious threat to
the country and should not be blamed solely on the federal government.
“Mr President, the issue of kidnapping and banditry is a big
problem that is trying to bring down this nation, and when it happens, we tend
to blame it on the federal government alone,” he said.
The lawmaker said bandits invaded Ayedun Bunu, a community
in his senatorial district, in the early hours of Monday and abducted 28
residents.
“On Monday, at the early hours of Monday morning, these same
bandits entered a community in my senatorial district, Ayedun Bunu, and they
kidnapped about 28 people. In fact, it is a daily occurrence in my state, but
we cannot talk much,” he said.
The senator called for legislative action on proposals for
state police and forest guards.
“My point is, the federal government proposed the issue of
state police and also forestry guard. We have not been able to put that into
action in terms of bringing it into law,” he said.
Karimi said state governments should contribute more
resources towards funding and equipping security agencies.
“But the enormous funding going into our state governments
lately. State governments all over the country, they ought to be involved in
funding and equipping our security forces, and allowing the local government to
work,” the lawmaker ssid.
He said the inability of LGAs to function effectively has
created ungoverned spaces across the country.
“Because there are so many ungoverned spaces all over the
nation. Local government administrations are not allowed to work,” he said.
Karimi also advocated the deployment of drones by state
governments to strengthen surveillance and security operations.
“If we have drones all over the nation funded by state
governments, even if it is just surveillance drones, that is going to help a
lot,” he added.
“Even state governments can provide attack drones. But we
are leaving all this, and blaming everything on the federal government.”
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