 And from the green to direct chambers, the Senate has condemned what it describes as the unlawful encroachment and arrest of Nigerians by the authorities of the Republic of Benin. The upper chamber has now directed four of its committees to work with the ministries of foreign affairs and justice as well as the National Border Commission to urgently check this. The Nigerian Senate has condemned what it describes as the unlawful encroachment and arrest of Nigerians by the authorities of the Republic of Benin. The upper chamber has therefore directed its committees on foreign affairs, judiciary, human rights and legal matters, and state and local governments to interface with the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Ministry of Justice and National Border Commission to urgently put in place the necessary mechanisms that will provide lasting solutions to this issue. The upper chamber's decision to intervene was reached amid its resolutions following the point of order raised by Senator Tolu Odebe. Coming under Order 4252 of the Senate's rules, Odebe recalled the numerous reports of alleged encroachment into Nigeria's territory by authorities of the Republic of Benin, which, according to him, has become increasingly disturbing. We are calling on the federal government to immediately secure the release of Nigerian citizens currently languishing in detention in the Republic of Benin as a result of their resistance to the continued encroachment. Aware that the continuous unchecked egress and egress of persons are the different entry points and borders between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin, the country's closest neighbor highlighted the result of the publicity of our country's borders. The Senate in its resolutions condemned any act of unlawful encroachment and unlawful arrest of Nigerians by the authorities of the Republic of Benin. We've been shouting, we'll continue to do that, about even the Tongijia island which is in Nigerian territory. As we speak today, except for what maybe the Nigerian government is doing now, Tongijia island will go the way of Bakasi island. Time and again you will see them coming into the Nigerian territory to arrest Nigerians and they will be taken to their country and nothing will happen. Indeed, they will be released at their wings and campuses whenever they wish to. Every citizen of Nigeria must be treated with dignity and respect by any nation in this world. Nigeria is not a pushover and Nigeria is not an ordinary country. The upper chamber however directed its committees on foreign affairs, judiciary, human rights and legal matters and states and local governments to interface with the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Ministry of Justice and National Border Commission to urgently put in place the necessary mechanism that would provide lasting solutions to this issue.