Reps Naval Committee chair knocks FG for lip service on security issues, says a time bomb

House of Rep. Member, Yusuf Gagdi

By Raymond Gukas, Jos
The federal government has been advised to go beyond lip service on security concerns across the country as the killings is a bad signal capable of igniting religious conflagration among the people.
The House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Navy and Member representing Pankshin/Kanke and Dengi Federal Constituency of Plateau State, Yusuf Gagdi stated this at a press conference in Jos, the state capital.
He lamented, if the efforts of the federal government in curbing the menace of terrorism in the country was yielding the desired results, considering the spate of killings and kidnapping on the highways.
Gagdi who was responding bitterly over the killing of Daciya Ropvil Dalep, a 200 level biology student of the university of Maiduguri by Boko  Haram members said the killings was one too many and the time has come for the government to do the needful.
So far, no fewer than five indigenes of Plateau state have been hacked to death by Boko Haram in less than six months among whom are students and aid workers with several others in captivity.
He said,  “this unfortunate incident occurred when we’re exploring lobbying mechanisms for federal and state governments intervention for the release of one Bashir Abdulhamid” who was abducted last year December by the insurgents.
The federal lawmaker then appealed to the state government to dispatch a delegation to Borno that would elicit a convincing plan of action by Borno State and University of Maiduguri that would guarantee safety of Christian Plateau students studying in the state.
Failure, which he stressed he would strongly advocate the transfer of such students to either the state institutions or other friendly institutions in the north central region and safer areas.
Though he faulted the formation of Amotekun by the south west governors on grounds that the agency has no legislative backing, he however reiterated that security is a matter that concerns everyone.