Reps Urge Federal Government to Hire Mercenaries to Tackle Insecurity

A member of the House of Representatives from Borno State, Ahmed Jaha, has called on the Federal Government to recruit military mercenaries to address the security issues in the country.

Jaha suggested that the government recall the mercenaries used during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

The lawmaker, who represents the Chibok/Domboa/Gwoza Federal constituency, made this appeal on Tuesday during a parliamentary session where Ginger Onwusibe presented a motion on insecurity.

Onwusibe had moved the motion on the heels of the killing of a civil servant in Abia State, Onegbu Ifeanyi, allegedly by five naval officers.

In his contribution to the motion, Jaha urged the Federal Government to consider recruiting mercenaries as a means to resolve Nigeria’s security challenges.

He recalled how the same was attempted during President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration but his successor, former president Muhammadu Buhari stopped the initiative leading to an escalation of insecurity in the country.

He announced his intention to advocate for the utilisation of military mercenaries, noting that they failed to end the persistent threat of violent insurgents despite the allocation of “N19 trillion” to security-related agencies.