Senate to invite Communications Minister over Nigeria's security challenges because kidnappers negotiate ransoms by phone calls without any challenges

Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy is said to be invited by the Senate on it's directives to its Committees on Legislative Compliance and Communications, following the need to implement the resolutions of the Senate regarding security issues related to his ministry.

Lawmakers in the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja gave the directive during Wednesday’s plenary following a debate on a motion on the alarming rate of insecurity in the country. Senator Emmanuel Bwacha from Taraba State, who moved the motion, informed the Red Chamber that the rate of insecurity in Nigeria has not only increased hugely but has reached a melting point. He said the challenges have manifested in kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, assassination, and other criminal activities in the country.

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