The House also resolved to liaise with the parliaments of other countries with a view to resolving the restrictions on arms purchase by the military.

This was part of the resolutions reached when a matter of urgent public importance on increased funding for the nation’s security agencies was raised in at the green chamber on Tuesday.

Leading debate on the motion, Monguno, who is the chief whip, noted that Nigeria, in recent times has witnessed an unprecedented level of insecurity, which has made national security a major issue for the government.

He said the efforts of President Muhamadu Buhari towards scaling back insecurity in the country, besides other measures to roll back some possible future attacks.

Monguno explained that he was aware of the interaction between the leadership of the House and security chiefs on the worsening security situation in Nigeria.

He appreciated the efforts of the security agencies in bringing the situation under control. “Cognisant of the need for new strategies and expedited action to ensure that insecurity in Nigeria is reduced to the barest minimum”, he stated.

In adopting the motion, the House also resolved that its leadership should work with lawmakers in other countries, especially the United States of America (USA) Congress with a “view to overcoming all regulations that bar Nigeria’s security agencies from purchasing arms and ammunition from those countries and the US”.

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the activities and sources of funding of non-governmental organisations, for possible culpability in the unending spate of insurgency in the north-east.

A motion to regulate and investigate the activities of non-governmental organisations was raised in the 8th House of Representatives but suffered a setback.

Following the development, the House moved to probe the activities and funding of the NGOs.

Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamilia, said that the NGOs will be invited for a discussion.