The House of Representatives has summoned the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, over recurring extra-judicial killings under the guise of accidental discharge by the Nigerian Police and personnel of other security agencies.
\nThe House reached the resolution, after adopting a motion brought on the floor by its Deputy Whip, Hon Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (APC-Abia), yesterday.
\nOnyejeocha, through her motion on the need to arrest the scourge of \u201cAccidental Discharges\u201d, in the country, called on the House to summon the police chief to brief the Green Chamber on mounting accidental-discharge deaths in the country.
\nIn the motion co-sponsored by Rep. Ozuruigbo Ugonna (PDP-Imo) and Princess Miriam Onuoha (APC-Imo), Onyejeocha\u2019s prayer that the Inspector General of Police be invited to brief the House was adopted.
\nIn the course of presenting the motion, she condemned \u201cin its entirety, the incidences of accidental discharges, wrongful use of firearms and commiserate with the families of victims\u201d and \u201cMandate the Inspector General of Police to investigate and bring to Justice and culprits in the killing of Hon. Ndubuisi Emenike, and indeed, Theo killing attributed to wrongful use firearms by security agents\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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