The resolution of Senate followed a motion of urgent public importance brought by Senator Dino Melaye (PDP Kogi) on the repeated killings and kidnapping of commuters on the road.
Melaye, who brought the motion under Order 42 and 52 of the senate rule, said that eight people were kidnapped on September 11, while eleven persons were kidnapped on September 18.
He said that another 18 people were kidnapped on September 24, while eight people, including a senior police officer, were killed.
He said that no proper security had been made to protect commuters, adding that it was part of the responsibility of the senate to protect Nigerians.
He said it was time for the senate to enforce citizen diplomacy, noting that the primary function of government is to ensure the protection of lives and property of its citizens.
He decried that kidnapping and killings of Nigerians along Abuja-Lokoja road and other roads across the country were becoming a normal activity for the kidnappers.
He said that the Senate and the federal government must do something extraordinary to curb the menace of kidnapping on the roads.
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