Worried by the presence of strange and suspicious persons,
leadership of the National Assembly, yesterday, raised the alarm over
possible attack on the assembly complex by terrorists.
Daily Sun learnt that in the last few days, strange persons have been
sighted at the National Assembly complex raising security and safety
fears among legislators and visitors. It was learnt that the strange
persons make their way into the complex, claiming to be from
constituents of some lawmakers.
Director, Public Affairs, Yahaya Dan-Zaria, also expressed worries
but said steps were being taken to nip the situation in the bud.
A senior official of the National Assembly who spoke to some
journalists said: “Yes, we have this dangerous intelligence reports that
the National Assembly may be a victim of terrorist attack and we are
not joking with it. Several steps are being taken, but many stakeholders
are not showing the needed co-operation. The way strange and suspicious
looking persons throng the National Assembly complex in recent times is
worrisome. The situation has overstretched security architecture in the
Assembly.
“Many of them when confronted at the gates are quick to resort to
claims of being constituents of one lawmaker or the other. The point
must be made that the National Assembly is not a place to meet
constituents or have any form of ceremony with them. It is a place for
serious legislative businesses bordering on the country’s
socio-political and economic life.
“Again, the point must be made that the kind of persons who now seat
as members of both chambers of the National Assembly are such that
command security attention. They are people who had held very prominent
and sensitive positions at various levels in the recent past. Having
occupied such positions meant more security burden on the National
Assembly to forestall eventuality of any sort.”
In a move to solve the security threat, a security sub-committee set
up by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani Omolori, had
recommended that “an arms bearing elite force be established for the
National Assembly.”
Also in late 2019, a 12-member adhoc committee was set up to work out
some remedial measures for the National Assembly. Headed by the
Sergeant-at-Arms, Brigadier General Mohammed Sani Danwalis (retd), the
committee recommended series of measures, which it was learnt, were yet
to be implemented.
Some of the recommendations included the rationalisation of banks and
other business outfits whose operations are neither incidental nor
complementary to the functions of the National Assembly, the leadership
of the Senate and the House of Representatives should prevail on
legislators to submit themselves to security checks, especially a the
point of entry into the National Assembly, security clearance should be a
major requirement for disengaging legislative aides,renewal of identity
cards for legislative aides annually, Directorate of Human Resources
and Staff Development should maintain a data base of all staff,
legislative aides and legislators which should be shared with all
security agencies, management of the National Assembly should advise
security chiefs to desist from bearing arms within the precincts of the
assembly, and that the Directorate of Research and Information, in
conjunction with security agencies, must ensure that journalists
covering the National Assembly are accredited on yearly.”
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