Recruit More People Into Military To Fight Insurgency, Senate Urges Jonathan

The senate has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to direct the military  and security agencies to carry out urgent recruitment to increase the size of the forces as the insurgency has overstretched the security agencies.

The decision was one of the recommendations from the report of investigations into the killings which the senate approved at plenary on Wednesday.
The senate also asked government at all levels to re-open all government institutions, health centres, and police stations shut down as a result of the activities of the Boko Haram sect in Baga border town, Borno state.

With echoes of international and national condemnation over the magnitude of the loss of lives and accusing fingers pointed at the military for its alleged role in the violence, the senate mandated its committees to investigate the incident.

The Chairman, Senate committee on defense, George Sekibo said the figure of casualties and loss of properties was exaggerated a claim some of the lawmakers challenged.

GistPlaza.com also learnt the number of casualties aside, lawmakers said government at all level must address some fundamental problems if Nigeria hopes to win the war against terrorism.