- Two of the senators from Yobe state on Thursday, February 22, clashed over missing school girls
- Some school girls were abducted on Monday, February 19, in Dapchi, Yobe state
- The former governor of the state, Bukar Abba, said that government was doing enough to rescue the missing girls
The Senate leader, Ahmed Lawan, representing Yobe north senatorial district and his counterpart, Senator Mohammed Hassan of Yobe south senatorial on Thursday, February 21, engaged each other in verbal attacks over Yobe missing school girls.
Daily Trust reports that trouble started when a point of order was raised by the former governor of Yobe, Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim, through order 43 drawing attention of the Senate to the ugly incident where Boko Haram allegedly attacked Government Girls Technical School, Dapchi in Yobe state.
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NAIJ.com gathered that Bukar Abba, however, added that government was doing enough to rescue the missing girls.
Responding, the Senate leader lauded President Muhammadu Buhari and troops for prompt response that led to the rescue of some missing school girls as at Thursday, February 22.
He said: “Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, I want to commend President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria security for their effort in rescuing some girls. It is a great achievement.”
However, the statement did not go down well with Senator Mohammed, who condemned the Senate leader for such praises. Hassan explained that security was the responsibility of government, adding that government has failed to have allowed the abduction in the first place.
Profiling attacks in the state, Hassan said security agents were not doing well deserving of praises by the Senate leader.
Though, Hassan was speaking through order 43, deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu stressed that each lawmaker has rights to expression of opinion as it affected national issues.
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that some aggrieved parents of the missing Yobe girls of Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi expressed their displeasure over the situation.
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Source: Naija.ng