Also speaking, Rep. Ken Chikere, who commended the federal government for its effort so far, noted that government still deserved some praises so that it could do more.
Rep. Sergius Ogun, (PDP-Edo), said there is the need for the federal government to tell the abducted girls’ parents and the nation on the current status of the girls.
On his part, Rep. Toby Okechukwu, (PDP-Enugu), who said it is unimaginable the way the girls were kidnapped by the terrorists, queried why it has taken such a long time to secure their release.
‘‘Until we begin to be accountable, we may not be able to find solutions to our problems.
‘‘People in government should begin to exercise their functions with some level of responsibility,’’ he said.
The Deputy Speaker, Mr Lasun, said it is painful that after the Chibok girls’ abduction, ‘‘we still have another set of girls being captured by the insurgents.
‘‘It is painful because in my area, my people say it is better for a child to be announced dead than to be declared missing.
‘‘We just need to improve on our security architecture,’’ he said.
Lasun, however, remarked that ‘‘with the knowledge or fact that some of the girls might have died in the hands of their abductors, coupled with some of the security personnel who might have lost their lives in the course of rescuing the girls,’’ the House should observe a minute silence for them.
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