The House of Representatives has decried the abandoned state of barracks belonging to the Armed Forces in Lagos State.

The House called on the Federal Government to immediately rehabilitate the barracks numbering 19.

The call followed the unanimous adoption of a motion loved by Mr Babajide Obanikoro, titled ‘Deplorable Condition of Armed Forces, Police and Paramilitary Barracks in Eti Osa Federal Constituency, Lagos State.

Adopting the motion, the House urged the Federal Government to

“ensure prompt rehabilitation of military and paramilitary barracks at Eti-Osa Federal Constituency,” while mandating the Committees on Defence, Police Affairs and Interior to interface with the military and paramilitary formations to “identify barracks affected by decay and owing to their neglect and cause their rehabilitation.”

Obanikoro, while moving the motion, said,

“The House notes that Eti Osa Federal Constituency houses 19 barracks belonging to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Police as well as a Correctional Centre. The various military and paramilitary barracks serve as major pillars in the sustenance of security and maintenance of peace in the country.

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“The House is concerned about the deplorable conditions of structures in the barracks which also lack water supply, thus raising the likelihood of an outbreak of epidemic in the barracks due to environmental decay. Personnel of the military and paramilitary forces are living with members of their families at those dilapidated barracks, in utter neglect for their welfare, thus affecting the psychological wellbeing of the security personnel, thereby endangering the safety of all.”