By Nkechi Eze
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence, has stated that the Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike and Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi have not been summoned by the House over the rise in crime in the capital city.
Chairman of the committee, Ahmed Satomi, made the clarifications on Wednesday, after reports that the House on Tuesday, following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Dabo Haruna on the disturbing activities of criminals popularly known as “One chance’” in the FCT mandated its joint committees on FCT, Police and National Intelligence to investigate the issue.
Some media organisations however reported that the House summoned the FCT minister, DG DSS and the FCT Commissioner of Police, which Satomi in clarifying the matter in a chat with some journalists was wrong.
“I want to correct the mistake made by most of you in the report on the motion moved yesterday on the floor of the House by Hon. Dabo Haruna concerning the killing of his Legislative aide, Miss Na’imi Sulaiman and the need to check the activities of ‘One chance’ operators in the FCT.
“The the motion was moved by Hon. Haruna and it was seconded by Hon. Mohammed Isa Anja. The motion was passed and the House referred it to the relevant committees for necessary legislative action.
“The House in passing the motion only mandated the Committees on National Intelligence, Police and FCT to conduct a comprehensive investigation and liaise with the necessary stakeholders such as the FCT minister, the FCT commissioner of Police, as well as the DG DSS to ensure the culprits are brought to Justice and the problems of one chance incidence brought to a halt
“The joint committee is yet to commence legislative duty on the motion as mandated by House but I want to assure Nigerians that the joint committees will definitely get to the root of the matter and ensure that security agencies unravel and apprehend the culprits so that they will face the law”, he said.
