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The National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Monguno; and service chiefs have been directed by the Senate to appear before it for questioning.
At the plenary on Thursday, the lawmakers said they want to hear from the NSA and the security chiefs on their efforts to rescue over 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014, at Chibok in Borno State.
This followed a motion moved by Senator Dino Melaye on the matter, which was unanimously adopted.
Melaye pointed out that besides the propaganda videos created by the Islamist militant group, none of the girls had been seen since their abduction.
He also pointed out that apart from the fact that some of the girls were yet to be rescued, the school where they were abducted was still unattended to.
The lawmaker from Kogi State noted that the abduction of the girls had greatly affected the image of the country in the international community.
“It is a harrowing feeling knowing that these girls are still under the mercy of such a violent group.
“I can only imagine the state of mind of the parents, guardians and relatives of the missing girls.
“I am concerned that the abduction has become a myth and their whereabouts an enigma.
“These girls have dreams and aspirations and in the eyes of God and the laws of man, they have every right to pursue such dreams.
“We cannot succeed as a government until those girls are released,” he said.
The Senate urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the release of the girls and that security agencies should do everything possible to rescue them.
It also urged the Federal Government to take over the rebuilding of the school to alleviate the sufferings of students.
The upper chamber sympathised with the parents of the girls and Chibok community, and Nigerians over the incident.
