- The lawmaker said kidnappings and robbery incidents, including “one chance” have become rife in the nation’s capital, Abuja in recent years.
Kidnappers have killed one Miss Nimah Sulaiman, a legislative aide, in Abuja despite collecting ransom for her release.
Sulaiman, an aide to member of the House of Representatives, Dabo Haruna, was killed by her captors , on October 17, 2024.
Haruna, who represents Toro federal constituency of Bauchi State, announced the murder of Sulaiman while moving a motion of urgent national significance.
He disclosed that his legislative aide was brutally murdered on her way home.
Presenting the motion, the lawmaker said kidnappings and robbery incidents, including “one chance” have become rife in the nation’s capital, Abuja in recent years.
He said it has been a harrowing and parlous situation for people living within the federal capital territory. The use of unregistered and unpainted taxis has further worsened the situation, providing an easy avenue for criminal activities within the capital city.
He expressed concern that the residents of the FCT are living in fear as the security of the nation’s seat of power has continued to deteriorate as brutal criminals go about with their daily operations without mercy on citizens.
Haruna noted: “Further aware that one Miss Nimah Sulaiman, a Legislative Aide of Hon Dabo, was kidnapped and brutally murdered on Thursday, October 17, 2024, on her way home to Jahi District, around 6:15 pm, where she was taken at gunpoint at Bannex Junction in Wuse 2 by one-chance operators.
“Despite paying ransom in full, her life was tragically cut short. Her body was found between the hours of 9 and 10 pm at Maitama/Minister’s Hill Bridge
“Disturbed that this heinous crime has sent shockwaves through our community, confirming the escalating insecurity in the FCT, it is our collective responsibility as lawmakers to ensure the safety and security of our citizens.”
The House therefore summoned the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over the resurgence of “one-chance” criminals and the spate of kidnappings and other security challenges in the nation’s capital.
It also summoned the Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, and the Director-General of the State Security Service, Adeola Ajayi, to appear before the House committees on FCT, Police Affairs, and National Security and Intelligence.
It mandated its committee on FCT to investigate the widespread use of unregistered and unpainted taxis in Abuja and recommend measures to regulate their operations.