Senators took turns to point a way out of increasing insecurity in parts of the country.
At the end of the debate, the upper chamber resolved to hold a national security conference to address security challenges facing the country.
The resolution followed a Point of Order on the murder of Mrs. Olakunrin on Friday by gunmen in Ondo State along Ore-Benin Expressway.
Senator Ayo Akinyelure (Ondo central) who raised the Point of Order expressed regret over the death of Mrs. Olakunrin.
The Ondo Central senator feared that with the mounting security challenges, foreign investors would be scared off the country.
The proposed security summit is coming about 17 months after the Senate held a similar conference to address security challenges.
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said that the security conference would be held in conjunction with the Executive arm of Government.
The Eight Senate in February 2018 organised a national security submit in which the Executive arm of Government was adequately represented.
Lawan who was the then Senate Leader, was chairman of the ad-hoc committee that organised the security summit.
The Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo, represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the conference.
Some security chiefs who attended the conference presented papers and made suggestions about how the country should handle the security challenges in the country.
Lawan later presented the report and recommendations of the conference to Senate in plenary which were adopted.
The report of the summit was also submitted to the Presidency for necessary implementation.
Deputy Senate leader, Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice, in his contribution to the Point of Order said:
“It is unfortunate that her life was taken abruptly at her prime. I use this opportunity to express my condolence to the family.
“What has happened is not a targeted killing; it is a chance occurrence that could happen to any of us. All this has done is to heighten the insecurity.
“We all have a role to play to ensure this abnormality is restored. What I will not like to subscribe to is that this has been perpetrated by a certain group.
“From the various reports we have received in this chamber, Ibos have been killed, Yorubas have been killed, Hausas have been killed and Fulanis have been killed.
“So we must not succumb to the insinuation that what is happening is being perpetrated by a particular ethnic group. About two weeks ago there was kidnapping in the creeks of the riverine area of Ondo State.
“The perpetrators were arrested and were found to be indigene of the state. So I want to plead that we approach this with maturity.
“We should urge the security agencies to find lasting solution to this problem. The vice president when he visited Ondo State suggested the establishment of community policing which I think would help in minimizing the menace of kidnapping, and these killings.
“I am sure we would all agree that those who are involved if they have good jobs if they have meaningful means of employment they may not be involved in these nefarious activities.
“Government also has to address the problem of employment which is a major issue.”
On his own, Senator Tolu Odebiyi (Ogun West) said: “I am angry because we have come here several times to deliberate on how Nigerians are being killed left and right.
“I grief over these killings because the family that lost their daughter is close to me.
“More importantly, we cannot just sit and watch how Nigerians who go about their lawful businesses are being killed left and right be it by hoodlums, be it by bandits, whoever they are.
“We have to demand an action by security forces, we have to demand an action from the presidency, we need to stand up and find solution to this problem.
“There is nothing that we do here that tells if we don’t get our security situation right in this country.
“Only last week we discussed here the issue of the Continental Free Trade Agreement and all to my surprise Ghana has now been made as headquarters of this continental free trade Agreement.
“This is a major loss for this country, economically it has major impact and these are the implications that happen when you don’t get your security situation right.