The Senate on Wednesday asked the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to ensure the immediate arrest of the killers of Abuja preacher, Mrs. Eunice Olawale Elisha.
Mrs. Elisha was murdered around Gbazango areas of Kubwa, in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, while evangelizing in the early hour of Saturday.
The order followed a motion by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who drew the attention of the Senate to the gruesome murder of the preacher.
The Lagos Central lawmaker lamented that unwarranted killings of innocent Nigerians were becoming too rampant in the country.
She said, “The Senate should note the gruesome murder of Deaconess Eunice Mojisola Olawale Elisha, a woman preacher on Saturday 9th July, 2016 at about 5:00am at Kubwa FCT, Abuja.
“The Senate is saddened by the unfortunate incident which left the husband, the widower and seven children motherless.
“The Senate recalls that Eunice Olawale has been into early morning preaching for years without complaints from any quarters.
“The Senate is saddened that on this fateful day as she was being attacked and shouting for help, no one came to her rescue.
“The Senate observes that unwarranted killings are becoming rampant in Nigeria.
“The Senate observes further that it is unlawful to take the life of a citizen as enshrined in chapter four section 33, 38, 39 and 41 of the Constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).”
She prayed the Senate to accordingly observe a one minute silence in honour of the deceased.
She also prayed the upper chamber to commiserate with the widower, Pastor Elisha Olawale and the seven children left behind by the deceased.
