The House of Representatives on Tuesday, detailed its committees on Army, Security and Police Affairs to investigate the alleged killings of some students of Nasarawa State University by officers of the Nigerian Army.
The panel was mandated by the House to thoroughly investigate the matter and report back within two weeks for further legislative action.
To this end, a minute silence was observed for the students who lost their lives.
The House then urged the Inspector General of Police, Mr Abubakar Mohammed and the Nasarawa State government to take immediate steps to forestall further breakdown of law and order in the school.
The House resolution was sequel to a matter of urgent national importance, raised by Honourable Kingsley Chinda, entitled: “Killing of students of the Nasarawa State University by men of the Nigerian Army.”
Leading debate on the motion, Honourable Chinda maintained that the deployment of armed soldiers with live ammunition to quell a student’s protest was unacceptable.
Speaking further he said, “students of the university had on Monday 25th February, 2013 embarked on a peaceful demonstration to protest the non-provision of water and electricity supply to their campus by authorities of the school, in the course of which road blocks were mounted by the students.
“Some soldiers, who were drafted in to bring the situation under control began shooting sporadically, beating up and manhandling the protesting students,” he said.
When the motion was put to vote by the Speaker, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, it was unanimously supported by members.
Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission, on Tuesday, blamed security agents for the killing of the students.
Responding to a media report which showed that apart from the two deaths recorded in the incident, about six students were also injured, the Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Bem Angwe, expressed concern over the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians.
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